vinew

Noun

Moldiness, mould.

Verb

To become musty or mouldy.

Origin / Etymology

Variant of finew, from Middle English *fine, from Old English fyne (“moisture, mold, mildew”), from Proto-Germanic *funiz, *funją (“moisture, mold”), from Proto-Indo-European *pan- (“mud, slush, morass”). Related to Middle Low German vunsch and Middle Dutch vunsc (“musty”), Old English fenn (“swamp, bog”). More at fen.

Scrabble Score: 11

vinew: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
vinew: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
vinew: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

vinew: not valid in Words With Friends