fen
Noun
- A low, marshy, or boggy area of land.
- 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China
- low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
- "the fens of eastern England"
- A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline, characteristically alkaline. (Contrast bog, marsh, swamp.)
- Any swamp or mire (especially with negative connotations).
- A unit of currency in China, one-hundredth of a yuan.
- a plural of fan used by enthusiasts of science fiction, fantasy, and anime, partly from whimsy and partly to distinguish themselves from fans of sport, etc.
- A fennec fox.
- A kind of mildew that grows on hops.
Intj
- Used in children's games to prevent or forestall another player's action; a check or bar.
Examples
- The short word FEN can be surprisingly useful for connecting letters in tight spots.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English fen, fenne, from Old English fenn (“fen; marsh; mud; dirt”), Proto-West Germanic *fani, from Proto-Germanic *fanją, from Proto-Indo-European *pen- (“bog, mire”).
See also West Frisian fean, Dutch veen, German Fenn, Norwegian fen; also Middle Irish en (“water”), enach (“swamp”), Old Prussian pannean (“peat-bog”), Sanskrit पङ्क (paṅka, “marsh, mud, mire, slough”).
Scrabble Score: 6
fen: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfen: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fen: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 7
fen: valid Words With Friends Word