kith

Meanings

Plural: kiths

Noun

your friends and acquaintances
- "all his kith and kin"
Friends and acquaintances.
An acquaintance or a friend.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English kith (“kinsmen, relations”), from Old English cȳþþ, cȳþþu (“kinship, kinsfolk, relations”), from Proto-Germanic *kunþiþō (“knowledge, acquaintance”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Cognate with Old High German kundida (“kith”), kundī (“knowledge”), Gothic 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌹 (kunþi, “knowledge”). More at couth, -th.

Synonyms

acquaintance, friend

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 10

kith is a valid Words With Friends word