What does COLLATERAL mean?

Pronunciation
/kəˈlætərəl/
Letters
10
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
16
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a security pledged for the repayment of a loan

adjective

  1. descended from a common ancestor but through different lines“cousins are collateral relatives”
  2. serving to support or corroborate“collateral evidence”
  3. accompany, concomitant“collateral target damage from a bombing run”
  4. situated or running side by side“collateral ridges of mountains”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

collaterals13

Anagrams of COLLATERAL

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside COLLATERAL

223 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is COLLATERAL a valid word in word games?

COLLATERAL is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is COLLATERAL worth?

COLLATERAL is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 16 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from COLLATERAL?

223 other words, including TO, ARE, AT and OR.