Definition of SELCOUTH

selcouth

Meanings

Adj

  • Strange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English selcouth, from Old English selcūþ, seldcūþ (“unusual, unwonted, little known, unfamiliar, novel, rare”), from seld- (“rarely”) + cūþ (“known”); equivalent to seld + couth.

Scrabble Score: 13

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

selcouth is a valid Words With Friends word