Definitions For Shtetl

Noun

SHTETL (plural s or shtetlach, shtetlech, shtetlekh) A jewish village or small town, especially one in Eastern europe.

Related terms

shtot

Translations

Czech: štetl, m French: shtetl, m, schtetl, m, chtetl, m German: Schtetl, n, Stetl, n Polish: sztetl, m Russian: месте́чко, n, штетл, m (štɛtl), городо́к, m, городи́шко, m {{qualifier, somewhat pejorative}} Swabian: Städtele, n Yiddish: שטעטל, n

Etymology

From {{bor, en, yi, שטעטל, t=small town, village}}, from שטאָט, t=city (compare {{cog, de, Stadt}}, Swabian German Städtele), from {{der, en, goh, stat}}, from {{der, en, gem-pro, stadiz}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *stéh₂tis}}.

Is Shtetl 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
9
Words with Friends
9

The word Shtetl is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends

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