Definitions for fairy-ring

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Fairy-Ring is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 177 anagrams from letters in fairy-ring (-afgiinrry).

Definitions for fairy-ring

noun

  1. any of numerous mushrooms of meadows and open woods, especially the well-known Marasmius oreades, that spread in rings originating from mycelial growth: formerly supposed to mark the paths laid by dancing fairies.

Origin of fairy-ring

First recorded in 1590-1600

Examples for fairy-ring

He now rose and held out his sceptre, and there was a great silence round the fairy ring.

Fiona took the feather in her hand and stood in the fairy ring.

So Fiona passed through the grove and came out on a broad place of grass, and right before her stood the fairy ring.

The moonlight was streaming down in a silvery flood through the trees and the bit of green meadow glowed like a fairy ring.

But the farmer's son was not totally without prudence, and he took good care to keep at a safe distance from the fairy ring.

By the fairy ring, I take it; for there the best flowers grow.

His head lay on the inner curve of the fairy ring, with his feet in the centre.

On Christmas morning he placed the fairy ring on his finger and spoke his wish.

And evermore the circling hoursNew gifts of glory bring; We live and love like happy flowers,All in our fairy ring.

And was the fairy ring in the church-yard made of all my family?

Word Value for fairy-ring
Scrable

11

Words with friends

10

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