Definition of LILLIPUT

lilliput

Plural: lilliputs

Noun

  • A very small person, often resembling a dwarf.
  • a land imagined by Jonathan Swift that was inhabited by tiny people
  • Any of various small freshwater mussels of the genus Toxolasma, found mainly in the southeastern United States.

Examples

  • After a massive play, his small two-letter word felt like a LILLIPUT on the Scrabble board.

Origin / Etymology

From Lilliput, in reference to their small size.

Scrabble Score: 10

lilliput: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lilliput: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lilliput: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

lilliput: valid Words With Friends Word