sil
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 3
- Words With Friends
- 4
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- 3
Definition of sil
6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of sibling-in-law.
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noun
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of sibling-in-law.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of sister-in-law.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of safety integrity level.
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(uncountable)A yellowish pigment used by painters in ancient times.
“Indeed, Vitruvius and Pliny the Elder attest that in Greece ochra was the name of the yellow quality, corresponding to what the Romans called sil.”
name
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Summer Institute of Linguistics.
- A male given name.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin sil (“a kind of yellow earth, ochre”).
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