Definition of PASSEL

passel

Plural: passels

Noun

  • A large quantity or number of something, often people.
  • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
    • "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"
  • An indeterminately large quantity or group.

Examples

  • He had a whole PASSEL of vowels, struggling to form a coherent word in Scrabble.

Origin / Etymology

From a non-rhotic pronunciation of parcel.

Synonyms

batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad

Scrabble Score: 8

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

Words With Friends Score: 10

passel: valid Words With Friends Word