aberdevine

Noun

The Eurasian siskin or spruce siskin, Spinus spinus, a small green and yellow finch related to the goldfinch.

Origin / Etymology

Attested since the mid 1700s, of obscure origin. Richard Coates suggests that it may derive from Welsh aderyn and draenog with substantial phonological modifications. (The alternative form aber-de-vine shows re-interpretation as a French compound with de.)

Scrabble Score: 16

aberdevine: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
aberdevine: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
aberdevine: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

aberdevine: not valid in Words With Friends