calypso

calypso is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A small and beautiful species of orchid, having a flower variegated with purple, pink, and yellow. It grows in cold and wet localities in the northern part of the United States. The Calypso borealis is the only orchid which reaches 68� N. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A small and beautiful species of orchid, having a flower variegated with purple, pink, and yellow. It grows in cold and wet localities in the northern part of the United States. The Calypso borealis is the only orchid which reaches 68� N.
2. noun. (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years
3. noun. rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in calypso:

cosplay

Common word forms

calypsos, calypsoes

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