christmas

christmas is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An annual church festival (December 25) and in some States a legal holiday, in memory of the birth of Christ, often celebrated by a particular church service, and also by special gifts, greetings, and hospitality. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 17 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An annual church festival (December 25) and in some States a legal holiday, in memory of the birth of Christ, often celebrated by a particular church service, and also by special gifts, greetings, and hospitality.
2. noun. a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

   Synonyms: xmas

3. noun. period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

   Synonyms: christmastide, christmastime, noel, yule, yuletide

Synonyms

xmas, christmastide, christmastime, noel, yule, yuletide

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in christmas:

chartisms

Common word forms

christmases, christmasing

Words from these letters

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