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eldritch

adjective

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
E
Ends with
H
Contains
LD
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈɛldɹɪtʃ

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adjective

  1. suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

    “an eldritch screech”

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Example Sentences

an eldritch screech
the three weird sisters
{'source': 'John Galsworthy', 'text': 'stumps … had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures'}
an unearthly light
{'source': 'Henry Kingsley', 'text': 'he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din'}

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