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7 Letter Words for Gremlin

gremlin, merling, mingler

6 Letter Words for Gremlin

germin, girnel, leming, lering, limner, linger, mering, merlin, milner, mingle, ringle

5 Letter Words for Gremlin

emigr, ering, gerim, gimel, gleir, glime, grein, grime, inerm, ingem, inger, ingle, legin, liger, ligne, limen, limer, liner, linge, meril, miler, miner, minge, niger, regin, reign, relig, renig, rigel, ringe

4 Letter Words for Gremlin

emir, engl, engr, erin, gein, geir, genl, germ, gien, gile, gire, girl, girn, glei, glen, glim, gren, grim, grin, leir, leng, lien, lier, lige, lime, limn, line, ling, lire, mein, meng, meri, merl, mien, mile, mine, ming, mire, nile, nirl, reim, rein, rgen, riel, riem, rile, rime, rine, ring

3 Letter Words for Gremlin

eir, eli, elm, eng, enl, erg, ern, gel, gem, gen, ger, gie, gim, gin, ign, ile, ing, ire, leg, lei, lem, ler, lie, lig, lim, lin, lir, lnr, meg, mei, mel, men, mer, mgr, mig, mil, min, mir, mri, neg, nei, nie, nig, nil, nim, reg, rei, rel, rem, rie, rig, rim, rin, rle

Definitions for Gremlin

[1] a mischievous invisible being, said by airplane pilots in World War II to cause engine trouble and mechanical difficulties.
[2] any cause of trouble, difficulties, etc., especially in a mechanical, electrical, or other system: A loose wire was the gremlin that blew out the lights.
[3] an imaginary imp jokingly said to be responsible for malfunctions in machinery
[4] any mischievous troublemaker

Words related to Gremlin

goblin, pixie, demon, fairy, elf, sprite

Words nearby Gremlin

gregory's powder, greig's syndrome, greige, greisen, gremial, gremlin, gremmie, gremmy, grenache, grenada, grenade

Origin of Gremlin

First recorded in 1925–30; of obscure origin; in its earliest attested use, an RAF term for a low-ranking officer or enlisted man assigned the most onerous duties; later development perhaps affected by phonetic resemblance to goblin

Word origin for Gremlin

C20: perhaps a corruption of goblin

Synonyms for Gremlin

goblin, demon, elf, fairy, pixie, sprite