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shibboleth
shibboleth is a 10-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A word which was made the criterion by which to distinguish the Ephraimites from the Gileadites. The Ephraimites, not being able to pronounce sh, called the word sibboleth. See Judges xii. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 21 · 5 senses
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- 1noun
A word which was made the criterion by which to distinguish the Ephraimites from the Gileadites. The Ephraimites, not being able to pronounce sh, called the word sibboleth. See Judges xii.
- 2noun
Also in an extended sense.
- 3noun
Hence, the criterion, test, or watchword of a party; a party cry or pet phrase.
- 4noun
a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people
- 5noun
a favorite saying of a sect or political group
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