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

  1. Capable of distinguishing or of making a distinction.
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adj

  1. Capable of distinguishing or of making a distinction.
  2. 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

  1. 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 points

9-letter words

1 word

8-letter words

3 words

7-letter words

7 words

6-letter words

23 words

5-letter words

37 words

4-letter words

48 words

3-letter words

31 words

2-letter words

13 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to diacritical to make another valid word.

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