What does LITERAL mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈlɪtərəl/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
7
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

adjective

  1. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something“her actual motive”
  2. without interpretation or embellishment“a literal depiction of the scene before him”
  3. limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text“a literal translation”
  4. avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)“it's the literal truth”

noun

  1. a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

literals8

Anagrams of LITERAL

tallier7

Words inside LITERAL

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

retail6 later5 trail5 trial5 late4 rail4 rate4 real4 tall4 tell4 till4 air3 all3 are3 art3 ear3 eat3 era3 ill3 let3 lie3 tea3 tie3 al2at2 el2 et2it2la2 re2

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Word lists

Questions

Is LITERAL a valid word in word games?

LITERAL 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 LITERAL worth?

LITERAL is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from LITERAL?

117 other words, including IT, ARE, AT and ALL.