ramekin

Noun

A small, individual baking dish, typically for cheese dishes.
a cheese dish made with egg and bread crumbs that is baked and served in individual fireproof dishes
a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual portions
A small glass or earthenware dish, often white and circular, in which food is baked and served.
A cheese- or meat-based dish baked in a small mold.

Examples

Playing RAMEKIN for a bonus left his opponent feeling baked.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French ramequin, from dialectal Dutch rammeken (“cheese dish”) (compare Dutch rameken (“toasted bread”)) or Low German ramken (“cream”), equivalent to ream + -kin. Compare mannequin/mannikin, and compare creamer.

Synonyms

ramequin

Scrabble Score: 13

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

ramekin: valid Words With Friends Word