combe

Meanings

Plural: combes

Noun

A valley, often wooded and often with no river
A cirque.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English coumbe, cumbe, from Old English cumb, related to Proto-Germanic *kumbaz (“bowl, vessel”), ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *komm, from Proto-Celtic *kumbā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱumbʰ-. Compare Dutch kom (“bowl, basin”), German Kump (“vessel”).
Related to Welsh cwm (“a hollow valley”), Ancient Greek κύμβη (kúmbē, “hollow”), Sanskrit कुम्भ (kumbha, “a pot, jug”), etc. through Proto-Indo-European *ḱumbʰ-.

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 14

combe is a valid Words With Friends word