Definitions For Palimpsest

noun

  • A manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible
  • A very old document on which the original writing has been erased and replaced with new writing
  • Something that has changed over time and shows evidence of that change

Is Palimpsest a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
20

The word Palimpsest is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Palimpsest in a Sentence

  • The ancient city is an architectural palimpsest.

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