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lateral
adjective
1. Linguistics Of, relating to, or being a sound produced by breath passing along one or both sides of the tongue.
2. Of or constituting a change within an organization or a hierarchy to a position at a similar level, as in salary or responsibility, to the one being left: made a lateral move within the company.
3. Of, relating to, or situated at or on the side.
4. Of or relating to the side.
5. Situated on, directed toward, or coming from the side.
noun
1. A lateral part, projection, passage, or appendage.
2. Football A lateral pass.
3. Linguistics A lateral sound, such as (l).
4. A branch from the main part (as in an irrigation or electrical system).
5. A pass in football thrown parallel to the line of scrimmage or in a direction away from the opponent's goal.
verb
1. To throw a lateral.
verb-intransitive
1. To execute a lateral pass.
verb-transitive
1. To pass (the ball) sideways or backward.
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Top Words by points |
Points |
Word Game |
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lateral | 7 |
Scrabble |
2 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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re | 2 |
et | 2 |
er | 2 |
el | 2 |
la | 2 |
aa | 2 |
ta | 2 |
te | 2 |
ae | 2 |
al | 2 |
ar | 2 |
at | 2 |
3 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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lar | 3 |
eat | 3 |
ell | 3 |
era | 3 |
eta | 3 |
tae | 3 |
tel | 3 |
lea | 3 |
let | 3 |
lat | 3 |
rat | 3 |
ret | 3 |
tea | 3 |
tar | 3 |
ear | 3 |
aal | 3 |
ala | 3 |
ale | 3 |
all | 3 |
alt | 3 |
are | 3 |
art | 3 |
ate | 3 |
4 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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alar | 4 |
tell | 4 |
earl | 4 |
tela | 4 |
tael | 4 |
tala | 4 |
tale | 4 |
real | 4 |
rate | 4 |
rale | 4 |
tear | 4 |
teal | 4 |
alae | 4 |
tall | 4 |
tare | 4 |
lear | 4 |
leal | 4 |
late | 4 |
area | 4 |
5 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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talar | 5 |
taler | 5 |
artel | 5 |
reata | 5 |
ratel | 5 |
ratal | 5 |
later | 5 |
alate | 5 |
alert | 5 |
altar | 5 |
alter | 5 |
areal | 5 |
artal | 5 |
6 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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taller | 6 |
7 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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lateral | 7 |