mal
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 5
- Words With Friends
- 7
- Letters
- 3
Definition of mal
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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illness, affliction.
“a grand mal seizure”
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noun
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illness, affliction.
“a grand mal seizure”
- A longboard (type of surfboard).
-
(informal)A malleolus.
“lateral mal”
name
- A short form of given names such as Mallory, Malcolm etc.
- A Mon-Khmer language of Laos and Thailand.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from French mal (“illness”). Doublet of malus.
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