dialect

1. A language considered as part of a larger family of languages or a linguistic branch. Not in scientific use: Spanish and French are Romance dialects.

2. A regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary, especially a variety of speech differing from the standard literary language or speech pattern of the culture in which it exists: Cockney is a dialect of English.

3. A variety of language that with other varieties constitutes a single language of which no single variety is standard: the dialects of Ancient Greek.

4. The language peculiar to the members of a group, especially in an occupation; jargon: the dialect of science.

5. The manner or style of expressing oneself in language or the arts.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
citadel	10	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ad	3
ae	2
ai	2
al	2
at	2
da	3
de	3
ed	3
el	2
et	2
id	3
it	2
la	2
li	2
ta	2
te	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ace	5
act	5
aid	4
ail	3
ait	3
ale	3
alt	3
ate	3
cad	6
cat	5
cel	5
dal	4
del	4
die	4
dit	4
eat	3
eld	4
eta	3
ice	5
lac	5
lad	4
lat	3
lea	3
led	4
lei	3
let	3
lid	4
lie	3
lit	3
tad	4
tae	3
tea	3
tec	5
ted	4
tel	3
tic	5
tie	3
til	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aced	7
acid	7
adit	5
aide	5
alec	6
alit	4
cade	7
cadi	7
caid	7
cate	6
cedi	7
ceil	6
celt	6
cite	6
clad	7
dace	7
dale	5
date	5
deal	5
deil	5
deli	5
delt	5
dial	5
dice	7
diel	5
diet	5
dita	5
dite	5
edit	5
etic	6
iced	7
idea	5
idle	5
ilea	4
lace	6
lade	5
laic	6
laid	5
late	4
lati	4
lead	5
lice	6
lied	5
lite	4
tace	6
tael	4
tail	4
talc	6
tale	4
tali	4
teal	4
tela	4
tide	5
tied	5
tile	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acted	8
ailed	6
alcid	8
cadet	8
cited	8
clade	8
cleat	7
dealt	6
decal	8
delta	6
dicta	8
eclat	7
edict	8
ideal	6
ileac	7
laced	8
lated	6
telia	5
telic	7
tical	7
tidal	6
tilde	6
tiled	6

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
atelic	8
dacite	9
delict	9
deltic	9
detail	7
dilate	7
tailed	7
talced	9

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
citadel	10
deltaic	10
dialect	10
edictal	10