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   Freck·le

   /ˈfrek(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. a small patch of light brown color on the skin, often becoming more pronounced through exposure to the sun: "she had a light sprinkling of freckles on her nose"

   verb

   • 1. cover or become covered with freckles: "skin that freckles easily"

   Word Origin late Middle English: alteration of dialect frecken, from Old Norse freknur (plural).

   Derivatives

   • 1. freckly adjective

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • F

     4

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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