spelunk
Plural: spelunks
Verb
Verb Forms: spelunked, spelunking, spelunks
- To explore caves, often as a hobby; to cave.
- explore natural caves
- To explore caves.
- To explore a system in depth.
Noun
- A cave, cavern or grotto.
Examples
- The player would spelunk through the dictionary, searching for obscure, high-scoring words.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English spelunke, from Old French spelonque and/or Latin spelunca, from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ (spêlunx, “cave”), related to σπέος (spéos). Cognates include Middle Dutch spelunke, spelonke, German Spelunke.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
spelunk: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordspelunk: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
spelunk: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
spelunk: valid Words With Friends Word