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   riv·u·let

   /ˈriv(y)ələt/

   noun

   • 1. a very small stream: "sweat ran in rivulets down his back"

   Word Origin late 16th century: alteration of obsolete riveret (from French, literally ‘small river’), perhaps suggested by Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo, based on Latin rivus ‘stream’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • R

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   • I

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   • V

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   • U

     1

   • L

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   • E

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   • T

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