Definition of CELT

celt

Meanings

Plural: celts

Noun

  • a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
  • A prehistoric chisel-bladed tool.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin celtis (“chisel”), very probably a ghost word originating from a copyist's error in the Vulgate Bible, but taken as genuine and subsequently used in Medieval Latin.

Synonyms

Kelt

Scrabble Score: 6

celt is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
celt is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
celt is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

celt is a valid Words With Friends word