Definition of collateral

"collateral" in the noun sense

1. collateral

a security pledged for the repayment of a loan

"collateral" in the adjective sense

1. collateral, indirect

descended from a common ancestor but through different lines

"cousins are collateral relatives"

"an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"

2. collateral, confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying

serving to support or corroborate

"collateral evidence"

3. collateral

additional but secondary auxiliary

4. collateral

situated or running side by side

"collateral ridges of mountains"

5. attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent, collateral

occurring with or following as a consequence

"an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"

"snags incidental to the changeover in management"

"attendant circumstances"

"the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"

"the ensuant response to his appeal"

"the resultant savings were considerable"

"collateral target damage from a bombing run"

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Quotations for collateral

Nothing makes a woman more esteemed by the opposite sex than chastity; whether it be that we always prize those most who are hardest to come at, or that nothing besides chastity, with its collateral attendants, truth, fidelity, and constancy, gives the man a property in the person he loves, and consequently endears her to him above all things. [ Addison ]

collateral in Scrabble®

The word collateral is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters collateral:

COLLATERAL
(117)
COLLATERAL
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

coaltar, collate, lacteal, lateral, ocellar, reallot

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word collateral

COLLATERAL
(117)
COLLATERAL
(117)
COLLATERAL
(78)
COLLATERAL
(78)
COLLATERAL
(52)
COLLATERAL
(52)
COLLATERAL
(48)
COLLATERAL
(48)
COLLATERAL
(48)
COLLATERAL
(48)
COLLATERAL
(48)
COLLATERAL
(42)
COLLATERAL
(40)
COLLATERAL
(39)
COLLATERAL
(39)
COLLATERAL
(32)
COLLATERAL
(32)
COLLATERAL
(32)
COLLATERAL
(32)
COLLATERAL
(32)
COLLATERAL
(28)
COLLATERAL
(28)
COLLATERAL
(28)
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(28)
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(28)
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(28)
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(28)
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(28)
COLLATERAL
(26)
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(26)
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(24)
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(22)
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(18)
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COLLATERAL
(15)
COLLATERAL
(15)
COLLATERAL
(15)
COLLATERAL
(15)
COLLATERAL
(15)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In collateral

COLLATERAL
(117)
COLLATERAL
(117)
COALTAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
LACTEAL
(86 = 36 + 50)
COLLATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
COLLATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
OCELLAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
OCELLAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
COALTAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
LACTEAL
(86 = 36 + 50)
COLLATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
OCELLAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
COALTAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
OCELLAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
OCELLAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
OCELLAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
COALTAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
COALTAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
COALTAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
COLLATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
COLLATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
OCELLAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
OCELLAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
COLLATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
OCELLAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
OCELLAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
COLLATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
COLLATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
COLLATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
COALTAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
LACTEAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
COALTAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
LACTEAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
LACTEAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
LACTEAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
LACTEAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
LACTEAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
LACTEAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
LACTEAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
COALTAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
COLLATERAL
(78)
LATERAL
(78 = 28 + 50)
REALLOT
(78 = 28 + 50)
COLLATERAL
(78)
OCELLAR
(77 = 27 + 50)
COLLATE
(77 = 27 + 50)
LACTEAL
(77 = 27 + 50)
COALTAR
(77 = 27 + 50)
LACTEAL
(76 = 26 + 50)
COLLATE
(76 = 26 + 50)
COALTAR
(76 = 26 + 50)
REALLOT
(74 = 24 + 50)
REALLOT
(74 = 24 + 50)
LACTEAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
REALLOT
(74 = 24 + 50)
COALTAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
LATERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
REALLOT
(74 = 24 + 50)
COALTAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
LATERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
REALLOT
(74 = 24 + 50)
REALLOT
(74 = 24 + 50)
LATERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
COLLATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
COLLATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
LATERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
REALLOT
(74 = 24 + 50)
LATERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LATERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LATERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LATERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
OCELLAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
REALLOT
(74 = 24 + 50)
COLLATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
COLLATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
COLLATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
COALTAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
COALTAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
COALTAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
OCELLAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
LACTEAL
(72 = 22 + 50)
LACTEAL
(72 = 22 + 50)
LACTEAL
(72 = 22 + 50)
OCELLAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
COALTAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
OCELLAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
OCELLAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
COALTAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
COLLATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
OCELLAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
COLLATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
LACTEAL
(72 = 22 + 50)
LATERAL
(71 = 21 + 50)
REALLOT
(71 = 21 + 50)
COALTAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
COALTAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
COALTAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
COALTAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
OCELLAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
COALTAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
OCELLAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
LACTEAL
(70 = 20 + 50)
LACTEAL
(70 = 20 + 50)
LACTEAL
(70 = 20 + 50)
LACTEAL
(70 = 20 + 50)
LACTEAL
(70 = 20 + 50)
LACTEAL
(70 = 20 + 50)
COLLATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
OCELLAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
COLLATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
OCELLAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
OCELLAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
OCELLAR
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OCELLAR
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COLLATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
COLLATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
COLLATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
COLLATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
COALTAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
LACTEAL
(70 = 20 + 50)
COALTAR
(68 = 18 + 50)
COALTAR
(68 = 18 + 50)
COLLATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
COLLATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
LACTEAL
(68 = 18 + 50)
LATERAL
(68 = 18 + 50)
LATERAL
(68 = 18 + 50)
LATERAL
(68 = 18 + 50)
COALTAR
(68 = 18 + 50)
COLLATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
REALLOT
(68 = 18 + 50)
COALTAR
(68 = 18 + 50)
REALLOT
(68 = 18 + 50)
LATERAL
(68 = 18 + 50)
LATERAL
(68 = 18 + 50)
LATERAL
(68 = 18 + 50)
REALLOT
(68 = 18 + 50)
REALLOT
(68 = 18 + 50)
LACTEAL
(68 = 18 + 50)
COALTAR
(68 = 18 + 50)
OCELLAR
(68 = 18 + 50)
LACTEAL
(68 = 18 + 50)
REALLOT
(68 = 18 + 50)
OCELLAR
(68 = 18 + 50)
LACTEAL
(68 = 18 + 50)
COLLATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
REALLOT
(68 = 18 + 50)
OCELLAR
(68 = 18 + 50)
LACTEAL
(68 = 18 + 50)
OCELLAR
(68 = 18 + 50)
COLLATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
OCELLAR
(68 = 18 + 50)
OCELLAR
(67 = 17 + 50)
LACTEAL
(67 = 17 + 50)
COALTAR
(67 = 17 + 50)
COLLATE
(67 = 17 + 50)
REALLOT
(66 = 16 + 50)
REALLOT
(66 = 16 + 50)
LATERAL
(66 = 16 + 50)
REALLOT
(66 = 16 + 50)
LATERAL
(66 = 16 + 50)
REALLOT
(66 = 16 + 50)
REALLOT
(66 = 16 + 50)
REALLOT
(66 = 16 + 50)
LATERAL
(66 = 16 + 50)
LATERAL
(66 = 16 + 50)
REALLOT
(66 = 16 + 50)
LATERAL
(66 = 16 + 50)
LATERAL
(66 = 16 + 50)
LATERAL
(66 = 16 + 50)
REALLOT
(66 = 16 + 50)
LATERAL
(66 = 16 + 50)
LATERAL
(64 = 14 + 50)
REALLOT
(64 = 14 + 50)
REALLOT
(64 = 14 + 50)
COALTAR
(64 = 14 + 50)
LACTEAL
(64 = 14 + 50)
LATERAL
(64 = 14 + 50)
REALLOT
(64 = 14 + 50)
COALTAR
(64 = 14 + 50)
LATERAL
(64 = 14 + 50)
LATERAL
(64 = 14 + 50)
REALLOT
(64 = 14 + 50)
REALLOT
(64 = 14 + 50)
LATERAL
(64 = 14 + 50)
COLLATE
(64 = 14 + 50)
COLLATE
(64 = 14 + 50)
OCELLAR
(63 = 13 + 50)
OCELLAR
(63 = 13 + 50)
OCELLAR
(63 = 13 + 50)
COALTAR
(63 = 13 + 50)
COLLATE
(63 = 13 + 50)
COLLATE
(63 = 13 + 50)
COLLATE
(63 = 13 + 50)
LACTEAL
(63 = 13 + 50)
OCELLAR
(63 = 13 + 50)
LACTEAL
(63 = 13 + 50)
LACTEAL
(63 = 13 + 50)
COALTAR
(63 = 13 + 50)
COALTAR
(63 = 13 + 50)

collateral in Words With Friends™

The word collateral is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters collateral:

COLLATERAL
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

coaltar, collate, lacteal, lateral, ocellar, reallot

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word collateral

COLLATERAL
(198)
COLLATERAL
(180)
COLLATERAL
(120)
COLLATERAL
(108)
COLLATERAL
(80)
COLLATERAL
(72)
COLLATERAL
(72)
COLLATERAL
(68)
COLLATERAL
(68)
COLLATERAL
(68)
COLLATERAL
(66)
COLLATERAL
(66)
COLLATERAL
(64)
COLLATERAL
(64)
COLLATERAL
(60)
COLLATERAL
(60)
COLLATERAL
(52)
COLLATERAL
(52)
COLLATERAL
(44)
COLLATERAL
(44)
COLLATERAL
(40)
COLLATERAL
(40)
COLLATERAL
(40)
COLLATERAL
(36)
COLLATERAL
(32)
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(32)
COLLATERAL
(32)
COLLATERAL
(32)
COLLATERAL
(25)
COLLATERAL
(24)
COLLATERAL
(23)
COLLATERAL
(22)
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(22)
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(22)
COLLATERAL
(21)
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(21)
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(21)
COLLATERAL
(20)
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(20)
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(20)
COLLATERAL
(20)
COLLATERAL
(19)
COLLATERAL
(19)
COLLATERAL
(18)
COLLATERAL
(18)
COLLATERAL
(18)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In collateral

COLLATERAL
(198)
COLLATERAL
(180)
COLLATERAL
(120)
COLLATERAL
(108)
LACTEAL
(107 = 72 + 35)
OCELLAR
(107 = 72 + 35)
COLLATE
(107 = 72 + 35)
COALTAR
(98 = 63 + 35)
OCELLAR
(95 = 60 + 35)
COLLATE
(95 = 60 + 35)
COALTAR
(92 = 57 + 35)
COLLATE
(89 = 54 + 35)
COLLATE
(89 = 54 + 35)
LACTEAL
(89 = 54 + 35)
OCELLAR
(89 = 54 + 35)
OCELLAR
(89 = 54 + 35)
COALTAR
(86 = 51 + 35)
COALTAR
(86 = 51 + 35)
OCELLAR
(83 = 48 + 35)
LACTEAL
(83 = 48 + 35)
LACTEAL
(83 = 48 + 35)
COLLATE
(83 = 48 + 35)
COLLATE
(83 = 48 + 35)
COLLATE
(83 = 48 + 35)
LACTEAL
(83 = 48 + 35)
OCELLAR
(83 = 48 + 35)
LACTEAL
(83 = 48 + 35)
COLLATE
(83 = 48 + 35)
LACTEAL
(83 = 48 + 35)
COLLATE
(83 = 48 + 35)
OCELLAR
(83 = 48 + 35)
OCELLAR
(83 = 48 + 35)
LACTEAL
(83 = 48 + 35)
COLLATE
(83 = 48 + 35)
LACTEAL
(83 = 48 + 35)
OCELLAR
(83 = 48 + 35)
OCELLAR
(83 = 48 + 35)
LATERAL
(80 = 45 + 35)
COALTAR
(80 = 45 + 35)
REALLOT
(80 = 45 + 35)
REALLOT
(80 = 45 + 35)
COLLATERAL
(80)
REALLOT
(80 = 45 + 35)
COALTAR
(80 = 45 + 35)
COALTAR
(80 = 45 + 35)
LATERAL
(80 = 45 + 35)
COALTAR
(79 = 44 + 35)
COALTAR
(79 = 44 + 35)
COALTAR
(79 = 44 + 35)
LACTEAL
(77 = 42 + 35)
OCELLAR
(77 = 42 + 35)
COLLATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
LACTEAL
(77 = 42 + 35)
COLLATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
OCELLAR
(77 = 42 + 35)
LACTEAL
(77 = 42 + 35)
LACTEAL
(77 = 42 + 35)
COLLATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
OCELLAR
(77 = 42 + 35)
COLLATE
(75 = 40 + 35)
OCELLAR
(75 = 40 + 35)
LACTEAL
(75 = 40 + 35)
LATERAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
REALLOT
(74 = 39 + 35)
COALTAR
(74 = 39 + 35)
LATERAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
REALLOT
(74 = 39 + 35)
LATERAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
COALTAR
(74 = 39 + 35)
COALTAR
(74 = 39 + 35)
LATERAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
REALLOT
(74 = 39 + 35)
COALTAR
(73 = 38 + 35)
COLLATERAL
(72)
COLLATERAL
(72)
LATERAL
(71 = 36 + 35)
REALLOT
(71 = 36 + 35)
REALLOT
(71 = 36 + 35)
REALLOT
(71 = 36 + 35)
LATERAL
(71 = 36 + 35)
LATERAL
(71 = 36 + 35)
LOCALE
(69)
COLLAR
(69)
CELLAR
(69)
CALLER
(69)
COLLATERAL
(68)
LATERAL
(68 = 33 + 35)
REALLOT
(68 = 33 + 35)
LATERAL
(68 = 33 + 35)
LATERAL
(68 = 33 + 35)
COLLATERAL
(68)
REALLOT
(68 = 33 + 35)
REALLOT
(68 = 33 + 35)
LATERAL
(68 = 33 + 35)
COLLATERAL
(68)
REALLOT
(68 = 33 + 35)
LACTEAL
(67 = 32 + 35)
OCELLAR
(67 = 32 + 35)
OCELLAR
(67 = 32 + 35)
COLLATE
(67 = 32 + 35)
LACTEAL
(67 = 32 + 35)
COLLATE
(67 = 32 + 35)
LACTEAL
(67 = 32 + 35)
COLTER
(66)
COLLATERAL
(66)
LOCATE
(66)
COLLATERAL
(66)
COALTAR
(65 = 30 + 35)
COLLATERAL
(64)
COLLATERAL
(64)
COLLATE
(63 = 28 + 35)
OCELLAR
(63 = 28 + 35)
COLLATE
(63 = 28 + 35)
OCELLAR
(63 = 28 + 35)
OCELLAR
(63 = 28 + 35)
LACTEAL
(63 = 28 + 35)
RECALL
(63)
OCELLAR
(63 = 28 + 35)
LACTEAL
(63 = 28 + 35)
COLLATE
(63 = 28 + 35)
LACTEAL
(63 = 28 + 35)
LACTEAL
(63 = 28 + 35)
OCELLAR
(63 = 28 + 35)
LACTEAL
(63 = 28 + 35)
COLLATE
(63 = 28 + 35)
COLLATE
(63 = 28 + 35)
OCELLAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
COLLATE
(61 = 26 + 35)
COLLATE
(61 = 26 + 35)
COLLATE
(61 = 26 + 35)
OCELLAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
LACTEAL
(61 = 26 + 35)
REALLOT
(61 = 26 + 35)
COALTAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
COALTAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
LACTEAL
(61 = 26 + 35)
LACTEAL
(61 = 26 + 35)
LATERAL
(61 = 26 + 35)
COALTAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
LATERAL
(61 = 26 + 35)
COALTAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
OCELLAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
COALTAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
OCELLAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
COLLATE
(61 = 26 + 35)
ORACLE
(60)
COLLATERAL
(60)
COLLATERAL
(60)
COALER
(60)
RECOAL
(60)
RECTAL
(60)
CARTEL
(60)
CLARET
(60)
OCELLAR
(59 = 24 + 35)
COLLATE
(59 = 24 + 35)
LACTEAL
(59 = 24 + 35)
LACTEAL
(59 = 24 + 35)
COLLATE
(59 = 24 + 35)
LACTEAL
(59 = 24 + 35)
LACTEAL
(59 = 24 + 35)
LACTEAL
(59 = 24 + 35)
LACTEAL
(59 = 24 + 35)
COLLATE
(59 = 24 + 35)
LACTEAL
(59 = 24 + 35)
COLLATE
(59 = 24 + 35)
OCELLAR
(59 = 24 + 35)
LACTEAL
(59 = 24 + 35)
COALTAR
(59 = 24 + 35)
COLLATE
(59 = 24 + 35)
COALTAR
(59 = 24 + 35)
OCELLAR
(59 = 24 + 35)
COLLATE
(59 = 24 + 35)
OCELLAR
(59 = 24 + 35)
OCELLAR
(59 = 24 + 35)
COALTAR
(59 = 24 + 35)
COLLATE
(59 = 24 + 35)
OCELLAR
(59 = 24 + 35)
OCELLAR
(59 = 24 + 35)
COALTAR
(59 = 24 + 35)
COALTAR
(59 = 24 + 35)
REALLOT
(57 = 22 + 35)
COALTAR
(57 = 22 + 35)
REALLOT
(57 = 22 + 35)
REALLOT
(57 = 22 + 35)
LATERAL
(57 = 22 + 35)
REALLOT
(57 = 22 + 35)
COALTAR
(57 = 22 + 35)
REALLOT
(57 = 22 + 35)
COALTAR
(57 = 22 + 35)
COALTAR
(57 = 22 + 35)
COLLATE
(57 = 22 + 35)
COLLAR
(57)
LATERAL
(57 = 22 + 35)
CELLAR
(57)
RECOAT
(57)
LATERAL
(57 = 22 + 35)
LACTEAL
(57 = 22 + 35)
COALTAR
(57 = 22 + 35)
LATERAL
(57 = 22 + 35)
LATERAL
(57 = 22 + 35)

Words within the letters of collateral

2 letter words in collateral (9 words)

7 letter words in collateral (6 words)

8 letter words in collateral (2 words)

10 letter words in collateral (1 word)

collateral + 1 blank (1 word)

collateral + 2 blanks (1 word)

Word Growth involving collateral

Shorter words in collateral

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