spelunk
Plural: spelunks
Verb
- explore natural caves
- To explore caves.
- To explore a system in depth.
- -ED, -ING, -S to explore caves
Noun
- A cave, cavern or grotto.
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 is a valid Words With Friends word