Definition of charnel

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • charnel is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • charnel is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • charnel is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of charnel


  • a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. charnel house
  • gruesomely indicative of death or the dead (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones

    Synonyms

    1. ghastly
    2. sepulchral

See definition of charnel in Merriam Webster