methinks

Contraction

It seems to me.

Verb

Verb Forms: methought

Archaic for 'it seems to me'; I think.

Examples

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Origin / Etymology

From Old English mē þynceþ (from þyncan (“to seem”)); equivalent to me (indirect object pronoun, as in “show me it”) + think (“to seem”). Compare synonymous German mir/mich dünkt, Old Norse mér þykkir (Icelandic mér þykir). Compare meseems.

Scrabble Score: 17

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

Words With Friends Score: 18

methinks: valid Words With Friends Word