elocution
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 9
/ɛləˈkjuːʃən/
Definition of elocution
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)The art of speaking, especially public speaking, with expert control of gesture and voice, diction (articulation and word choice), and usage.
“perfect elocution”
“elocution training”
“study elocution”
“She took elocution lessons to improve her public speaking.”
“His elocution was precise and clear.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English elocucioun, ellocucioun, from Late Latin ēlocutiōnem. Doublet of elocutio.
Words you can make from elocution
200+ playable · top: LOCUTION (10 pts)
Best play locution 10 points7-letter words
9 words6-letter words
30 words- CINEOL 8 pts
- CITOLE 8 pts
- CLIENT 8 pts
- COLONE 8 pts
- COLONI 8 pts
- COOLIE 8 pts
- COOTIE 8 pts
- ENOLIC 8 pts
- INCULT 8 pts
- LECTIN 8 pts
- LENTIC 8 pts
- LEUCIN 8 pts
- LEUCON 8 pts
- LUCENT 8 pts
- LUCITE 8 pts
- LUETIC 8 pts
- NOETIC 8 pts
- NOTICE 8 pts
- NUCLEI 8 pts
- OCELOT 8 pts
- TOLUIC 8 pts
- UNCOIL 8 pts
- UNCOOL 8 pts
- ENTOIL 6 pts
- LOONIE 6 pts
- LOTION 6 pts
- LUTEIN 6 pts
- OOLITE 6 pts
- OUTLIE 6 pts
- TOONIE 6 pts
5-letter words
49 words- CENTO 7 pts
- CENTU 7 pts
- CLINE 7 pts
- CLONE 7 pts
- CLOOT 7 pts
- CLOUT 7 pts
- COLIN 7 pts
- COLON 7 pts
- CONTE 7 pts
- CONTO 7 pts
- COUNT 7 pts
- CULET 7 pts
- CULTI 7 pts
- CUNIT 7 pts
- CUTIE 7 pts
- CUTIN 7 pts
- INCEL 7 pts
- LOCIE 7 pts
- LOTIC 7 pts
- NICOL 7 pts
- OCULI 7 pts
- OLEIC 7 pts
- ONCET 7 pts
- ONTIC 7 pts
- OUNCE 7 pts
- TELCO 7 pts
- TELIC 7 pts
- TONIC 7 pts
- TUNIC 7 pts
- UNCLE 7 pts
- ELINT 5 pts
- ELOIN 5 pts
- INLET 5 pts
- INTEL 5 pts
- LENTO 5 pts
- LOOIE 5 pts
- LOUIE 5 pts
- LUNET 5 pts
- OLEIN 5 pts
- OUTIE 5 pts
- TELOI 5 pts
- TOILE 5 pts
- TUILE 5 pts
- UNITE 5 pts
- UNLET 5 pts
- UNLIT 5 pts
- UNTIE 5 pts
- UNTIL 5 pts
- UTILE 5 pts
4-letter words
78 words- CEIL 6 pts
- CELT 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CION 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- CLIT 6 pts
- CLON 6 pts
- CLOT 6 pts
- CLUE 6 pts
- COIL 6 pts
- COIN 6 pts
- COLE 6 pts
- COLT 6 pts
- CONE 6 pts
- CONI 6 pts
- COOL 6 pts
- COON 6 pts
- COOT 6 pts
- COTE 6 pts
- CULT 6 pts
- CUTE 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- ICON 6 pts
- LICE 6 pts
- LOCI 6 pts
- LOCO 6 pts
- LUCE 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- ONCE 6 pts
- OTIC 6 pts
- TOCO 6 pts
- UNCI 6 pts
- UNCO 6 pts
- ENOL 4 pts
- ETUI 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- LENO 4 pts
- LENT 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LIEU 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINO 4 pts
- LINT 4 pts
- LION 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- LITU 4 pts
- LOIN 4 pts
- LONE 4 pts
- LOON 4 pts
- LOOT 4 pts
- LOTI 4 pts
- LOTO 4 pts
- LOUT 4 pts
- LUNE 4 pts
- LUNT 4 pts
- LUTE 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- NOEL 4 pts
- NOIL 4 pts
- NOLO 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- OLEO 4 pts
- OLIO 4 pts
- ONTO 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TILE 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TOIL 4 pts
- TOLE 4 pts
- TOLU 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
- TOOL 4 pts
- TOON 4 pts
- TULE 4 pts
- TUNE 4 pts
- UNIT 4 pts
- UNTO 4 pts
3-letter words
33 words- CEL 5 pts
- COL 5 pts
- CON 5 pts
- COO 5 pts
- COT 5 pts
- CUE 5 pts
- CUT 5 pts
- ECO 5 pts
- ECU 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- LOC 5 pts
- EON 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LEU 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- LIT 3 pts
- LOO 3 pts
- LOT 3 pts
- LUN 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- NOO 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- NUT 3 pts
- OIL 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- ONO 3 pts
- OOT 3 pts
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