diacritical
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 11
Definition of diacritical
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- Capable of distinguishing or of making a distinction.
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adj
- Capable of distinguishing or of making a distinction.
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Of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic.
“The reduplicated forms and the fineness of the diacritical strokes, render his book troublesome to the reader”
“California, like several other states, prohibits the use of diacritical marks or accents on official documents. That means no tilde (~), no accent grave (`), no umlaut (¨) and certainly no cedilla (¸).”
noun
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Synonym of diacritical mark (adnoun equivalent).
“This is often the case when diacriticals are written at the end of the word - the last character ends, but there is still some ink in the original writing order that should have been used up in the course of processing the various t's, i's, and apostrophes in the body of the word.”
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Etymology
From diacritic + -al.
Words you can make from diacritical
164 playable · top: DIACRITIC (14 pts)
Best play diacritic 14 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
3 words7-letter words
7 words6-letter words
23 words- ACIDIC 11 pts
- CICADA 11 pts
- ALCAIC 10 pts
- ARCTIC 10 pts
- CALCAR 10 pts
- CICALA 10 pts
- CITRIC 10 pts
- CLITIC 10 pts
- CRITIC 10 pts
- LACTIC 10 pts
- ACARID 9 pts
- CARDIA 9 pts
- IRIDIC 9 pts
- CITRAL 8 pts
- IATRIC 8 pts
- IRITIC 8 pts
- ITALIC 8 pts
- RACIAL 8 pts
- RICTAL 8 pts
- RADIAL 7 pts
- ATRIAL 6 pts
- LARIAT 6 pts
- LATRIA 6 pts
5-letter words
37 words- CACTI 9 pts
- CIRCA 9 pts
- ICTIC 9 pts
- ACRID 8 pts
- ALCID 8 pts
- CAIRD 8 pts
- DARIC 8 pts
- DICTA 8 pts
- ACARI 7 pts
- CARAT 7 pts
- CILIA 7 pts
- CRAAL 7 pts
- ILIAC 7 pts
- LICIT 7 pts
- TICAL 7 pts
- TRIAC 7 pts
- DRAIL 6 pts
- ILIAD 6 pts
- LAIRD 6 pts
- LIARD 6 pts
- LIDAR 6 pts
- RADII 6 pts
- TIDAL 6 pts
- TRIAD 6 pts
- AALII 5 pts
- ALTAR 5 pts
- ARTAL 5 pts
- ATRIA 5 pts
- LAARI 5 pts
- LITAI 5 pts
- RAITA 5 pts
- RATAL 5 pts
- RIATA 5 pts
- TALAR 5 pts
- TIARA 5 pts
- TRAIL 5 pts
- TRIAL 5 pts
4-letter words
48 words- CACA 8 pts
- ACID 7 pts
- CADI 7 pts
- CAID 7 pts
- CARD 7 pts
- CLAD 7 pts
- ACAI 6 pts
- ACTA 6 pts
- CARL 6 pts
- CART 6 pts
- CLIT 6 pts
- CRIA 6 pts
- CRIT 6 pts
- LAIC 6 pts
- TALC 6 pts
- ADIT 5 pts
- ARID 5 pts
- DART 5 pts
- DATA 5 pts
- DIAL 5 pts
- DIRL 5 pts
- DIRT 5 pts
- DITA 5 pts
- DRAT 5 pts
- IRID 5 pts
- LAID 5 pts
- LARD 5 pts
- RAID 5 pts
- TRAD 5 pts
- AIRT 4 pts
- ALAR 4 pts
- ALIT 4 pts
- ARIA 4 pts
- ARIL 4 pts
- ILIA 4 pts
- LAIR 4 pts
- LARI 4 pts
- LATI 4 pts
- LIAR 4 pts
- LIRA 4 pts
- LIRI 4 pts
- RAIA 4 pts
- RAIL 4 pts
- RIAL 4 pts
- TAIL 4 pts
- TALA 4 pts
- TALI 4 pts
- TIRL 4 pts
3-letter words
31 words- CAD 6 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- ARC 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CAR 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- AID 4 pts
- DAL 4 pts
- DIT 4 pts
- LAD 4 pts
- LID 4 pts
- RAD 4 pts
- RID 4 pts
- TAD 4 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LIT 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TIL 3 pts
2-letter words
13 wordsHooks
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