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Definition of elliptical

"elliptical" in the adjective sense

1. egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate

rounded like an egg

2. elliptic, elliptical

characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements

"the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints"

"the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity"- H.O.Taylor

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elliptical in Scrabble®

The word elliptical 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: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters elliptical:

ELLIPTICAL
(135)
ELLIPTICAL
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

allelic, aplitic, ciliate, icepail, pelitic, plicate

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word elliptical

ELLIPTICAL
(135)
ELLIPTICAL
(135)
ELLIPTICAL
(90)
ELLIPTICAL
(90)
ELLIPTICAL
(68)
ELLIPTICAL
(60)
ELLIPTICAL
(56)
ELLIPTICAL
(56)
ELLIPTICAL
(56)
ELLIPTICAL
(56)
ELLIPTICAL
(51)
ELLIPTICAL
(48)
ELLIPTICAL
(48)
ELLIPTICAL
(45)
ELLIPTICAL
(44)
ELLIPTICAL
(44)
ELLIPTICAL
(36)
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(36)
ELLIPTICAL
(36)
ELLIPTICAL
(36)
ELLIPTICAL
(36)
ELLIPTICAL
(36)
ELLIPTICAL
(34)
ELLIPTICAL
(32)
ELLIPTICAL
(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
ELLIPTICAL
(32)
ELLIPTICAL
(30)
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(30)
ELLIPTICAL
(30)
ELLIPTICAL
(28)
ELLIPTICAL
(28)
ELLIPTICAL
(24)
ELLIPTICAL
(22)
ELLIPTICAL
(20)
ELLIPTICAL
(19)
ELLIPTICAL
(19)
ELLIPTICAL
(19)
ELLIPTICAL
(19)
ELLIPTICAL
(18)
ELLIPTICAL
(17)
ELLIPTICAL
(17)

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

ELLIPTICAL
(135)
ELLIPTICAL
(135)
APLITIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
PLICATE
(94 = 44 + 50)
PELITIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(94 = 44 + 50)
APLITIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
PLICATE
(92 = 42 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(92 = 42 + 50)
PLICATE
(92 = 42 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(92 = 42 + 50)
PELITIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
PLICATE
(92 = 42 + 50)
APLITIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(92 = 42 + 50)
PELITIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
ELLIPTICAL
(90)
ELLIPTICAL
(90)
PELITIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
PLICATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
ALLELIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
APLITIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
ALLELIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
CILIATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CILIATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(86 = 36 + 50)
PELITIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(86 = 36 + 50)
PLICATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(86 = 36 + 50)
PLICATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(86 = 36 + 50)
PLICATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PLICATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
APLITIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
APLITIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
PELITIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
PELITIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(86 = 36 + 50)
APLITIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
PELITIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
PELITIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
APLITIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
APLITIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(84 = 34 + 50)
APLITIC
(84 = 34 + 50)
PELITIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
APLITIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
PLICATE
(83 = 33 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(83 = 33 + 50)
CILIATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CILIATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
PELITIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
CILIATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALLELIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
CILIATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
PELITIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
APLITIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALLELIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALLELIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALLELIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALLELIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
CILIATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CILIATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALLELIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALLELIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
PLICATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CILIATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
APLITIC
(78 = 28 + 50)
APLITIC
(78 = 28 + 50)
PELITIC
(78 = 28 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(78 = 28 + 50)
PLICATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
PELITIC
(78 = 28 + 50)
APLITIC
(78 = 28 + 50)
PLICATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
PELITIC
(78 = 28 + 50)
PELITIC
(78 = 28 + 50)
ALLELIC
(77 = 27 + 50)
CILIATE
(77 = 27 + 50)
ALLELIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
CILIATE
(76 = 26 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(76 = 26 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(76 = 26 + 50)
APLITIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
PLICATE
(76 = 26 + 50)
APLITIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
PLICATE
(76 = 26 + 50)
PLICATE
(76 = 26 + 50)
APLITIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(76 = 26 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(76 = 26 + 50)
PELITIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
PLICATE
(76 = 26 + 50)
PLICATE
(76 = 26 + 50)
PELITIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
PELITIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
PELITIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(76 = 26 + 50)
APLITIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
PLICATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
APLITIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
PLICATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
PLICATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
PLICATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ALLELIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
APLITIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
APLITIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
ALLELIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
PLICATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
APLITIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
CILIATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
CILIATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
PELITIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
PELITIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
PLICATE
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APLITIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
PELITIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
PELITIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
PELITIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
CILIATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
CILIATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
ALLELIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
ALLELIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
PELITIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
PELITIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
ALLELIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
ALLELIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
APLITIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
PELITIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
APLITIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
APLITIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
APLITIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
APLITIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
PELITIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
PLICATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
CILIATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
PLICATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
PLICATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
PLICATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
CILIATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
PLICATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
CILIATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
ALLELIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
ALLELIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
ALLELIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
CILIATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
ALLELIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
CILIATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
CILIATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
CILIATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
CILIATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
ALLELIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
CILIATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
ALLELIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
ALLELIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
PELITIC
(69 = 19 + 50)
PELITIC
(69 = 19 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(69 = 19 + 50)
APLITIC
(69 = 19 + 50)
PLICATE
(69 = 19 + 50)
APLITIC
(69 = 19 + 50)
ALLELIC
(68 = 18 + 50)
ALLELIC
(68 = 18 + 50)
CILIATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
CILIATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
ALLELIC
(68 = 18 + 50)
CILIATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
ALLELIC
(68 = 18 + 50)
PELITIC
(68 = 18 + 50)
PELITIC
(68 = 18 + 50)
ELLIPTICAL
(68)
ALLELIC
(68 = 18 + 50)
CILIATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
CILIATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
ALLELIC
(67 = 17 + 50)
PLICATE
(67 = 17 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(67 = 17 + 50)
ICEPAIL
(67 = 17 + 50)
CILIATE
(67 = 17 + 50)
PLICATE
(66 = 16 + 50)
PLICATE
(66 = 16 + 50)
APLITIC
(66 = 16 + 50)
APLITIC
(66 = 16 + 50)
PLICATE
(65 = 15 + 50)
APLITIC
(65 = 15 + 50)
PLICATE
(65 = 15 + 50)
PLICATE
(65 = 15 + 50)
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elliptical in Words With Friends™

The word elliptical 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: 19

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

ELLIPTICAL
(261)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

allelic, aplitic, ciliate, icepail, pelitic, plicate

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word elliptical

ELLIPTICAL
(261)
ELLIPTICAL
(207)
ELLIPTICAL
(126)
ELLIPTICAL
(126)
ELLIPTICAL
(93)
ELLIPTICAL
(92)
ELLIPTICAL
(87)
ELLIPTICAL
(84)
ELLIPTICAL
(84)
ELLIPTICAL
(84)
ELLIPTICAL
(80)
ELLIPTICAL
(80)
ELLIPTICAL
(76)
ELLIPTICAL
(76)
ELLIPTICAL
(75)
ELLIPTICAL
(69)
ELLIPTICAL
(58)
ELLIPTICAL
(58)
ELLIPTICAL
(54)
ELLIPTICAL
(54)
ELLIPTICAL
(50)
ELLIPTICAL
(50)
ELLIPTICAL
(46)
ELLIPTICAL
(46)
ELLIPTICAL
(38)
ELLIPTICAL
(38)
ELLIPTICAL
(38)
ELLIPTICAL
(38)
ELLIPTICAL
(29)
ELLIPTICAL
(26)
ELLIPTICAL
(26)
ELLIPTICAL
(26)
ELLIPTICAL
(25)
ELLIPTICAL
(25)
ELLIPTICAL
(25)
ELLIPTICAL
(25)
ELLIPTICAL
(25)
ELLIPTICAL
(24)
ELLIPTICAL
(23)
ELLIPTICAL
(23)
ELLIPTICAL
(23)
ELLIPTICAL
(23)
ELLIPTICAL
(22)
ELLIPTICAL
(22)
ELLIPTICAL
(21)
ELLIPTICAL
(21)

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

ELLIPTICAL
(261)
ELLIPTICAL
(207)
ELLIPTICAL
(126)
ELLIPTICAL
(126)
ICEPAIL
(125 = 90 + 35)
PLICATE
(113 = 78 + 35)
PELITIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
ALLELIC
(110 = 75 + 35)
PLICATE
(107 = 72 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(107 = 72 + 35)
PLICATE
(107 = 72 + 35)
APLITIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
APLITIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
PELITIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
CILIATE
(104 = 69 + 35)
PLICATE
(101 = 66 + 35)
PELITIC
(101 = 66 + 35)
PLICATE
(101 = 66 + 35)
PELITIC
(101 = 66 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(101 = 66 + 35)
PLICATE
(101 = 66 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(101 = 66 + 35)
APLITIC
(101 = 66 + 35)
APLITIC
(101 = 66 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(101 = 66 + 35)
ALLELIC
(98 = 63 + 35)
APLITIC
(95 = 60 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(95 = 60 + 35)
ELLIPTICAL
(93)
ALLELIC
(92 = 57 + 35)
ALLELIC
(92 = 57 + 35)
CILIATE
(92 = 57 + 35)
ELLIPTICAL
(92)
APLITIC
(91 = 56 + 35)
PLICATE
(91 = 56 + 35)
APLITIC
(91 = 56 + 35)
PELITIC
(91 = 56 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(91 = 56 + 35)
PLICATE
(91 = 56 + 35)
PELITIC
(91 = 56 + 35)
APLITIC
(91 = 56 + 35)
PLICATE
(91 = 56 + 35)
PELITIC
(91 = 56 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(91 = 56 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(91 = 56 + 35)
APLITIC
(89 = 54 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(89 = 54 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(89 = 54 + 35)
PELITIC
(89 = 54 + 35)
PLICATE
(89 = 54 + 35)
PLICATE
(89 = 54 + 35)
PELITIC
(89 = 54 + 35)
ALLELIC
(87 = 52 + 35)
ELLIPTICAL
(87)
ALLELIC
(87 = 52 + 35)
CAPLET
(87)
ALLELIC
(87 = 52 + 35)
ALLELIC
(86 = 51 + 35)
ALLELIC
(86 = 51 + 35)
CAPITE
(84)
ELLIPTICAL
(84)
ELLIPTICAL
(84)
ELLIPTICAL
(84)
APLITIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
PLICATE
(83 = 48 + 35)
PELITIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(83 = 48 + 35)
PLICATE
(83 = 48 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(83 = 48 + 35)
APLITIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
APLITIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
PELITIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
APLITIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
PELITIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
PELITIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
CILIATE
(80 = 45 + 35)
ALLELIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
CILIATE
(80 = 45 + 35)
ELLIPTICAL
(80)
ALLELIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
CILIATE
(80 = 45 + 35)
ELLIPTICAL
(80)
ALLELIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
ALLELIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
CILIATE
(79 = 44 + 35)
APLITIC
(79 = 44 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(79 = 44 + 35)
APLITIC
(79 = 44 + 35)
CILIATE
(79 = 44 + 35)
PELITIC
(79 = 44 + 35)
PLICATE
(79 = 44 + 35)
CILIATE
(79 = 44 + 35)
PELITIC
(79 = 44 + 35)
ALLELIC
(77 = 42 + 35)
ELLIPTICAL
(76)
ELLIPTICAL
(76)
ELLIPTICAL
(75)
CILIATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
CILIATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
CILIATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
CILIATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
CILIATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
CILIATE
(73 = 38 + 35)
APLITIC
(71 = 36 + 35)
PLICATE
(71 = 36 + 35)
APLITIC
(71 = 36 + 35)
APLITIC
(71 = 36 + 35)
PLICATE
(71 = 36 + 35)
PELITIC
(71 = 36 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(71 = 36 + 35)
PELITIC
(71 = 36 + 35)
PELITIC
(71 = 36 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(71 = 36 + 35)
ALLELIC
(69 = 34 + 35)
ELLIPTICAL
(69)
ALLELIC
(69 = 34 + 35)
ALLELIC
(69 = 34 + 35)
ALLELIC
(69 = 34 + 35)
PALLET
(69)
ICEPAIL
(67 = 32 + 35)
PELITIC
(67 = 32 + 35)
PLICATE
(67 = 32 + 35)
PLICATE
(67 = 32 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(67 = 32 + 35)
APLITIC
(67 = 32 + 35)
PELITIC
(67 = 32 + 35)
PELITIC
(67 = 32 + 35)
APLITIC
(67 = 32 + 35)
PELITIC
(67 = 32 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(67 = 32 + 35)
APLITIC
(67 = 32 + 35)
PLICATE
(67 = 32 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(67 = 32 + 35)
APLITIC
(67 = 32 + 35)
PLICATE
(67 = 32 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(67 = 32 + 35)
PLICATE
(67 = 32 + 35)
PIETIC
(66)
PIETIC
(66)
PILATE
(66)
ITALIC
(66)
ALLELIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(65 = 30 + 35)
CILIATE
(65 = 30 + 35)
PELITIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
PLICATE
(65 = 30 + 35)
PELITIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
ALLELIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
PLICATE
(65 = 30 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(65 = 30 + 35)
PLICATE
(65 = 30 + 35)
PELITIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(65 = 30 + 35)
ALLELIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(65 = 30 + 35)
ALLELIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
APLITIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
APLITIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
PLICATE
(65 = 30 + 35)
APLITIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
CILIATE
(65 = 30 + 35)
ALLELIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
PELITIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
APLITIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
APLITIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
PELITIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
PELITIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(63 = 28 + 35)
APLITIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(63 = 28 + 35)
CAPLET
(63)
APLITIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(63 = 28 + 35)
APLITIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(63 = 28 + 35)
APLITIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
CAPLET
(63)
PELITIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
PELITIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
PELITIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
APLITIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
PELITIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
PLICATE
(63 = 28 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(63 = 28 + 35)
PLICATE
(63 = 28 + 35)
PLICATE
(63 = 28 + 35)
PLICATE
(63 = 28 + 35)
ALLELIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
PLICATE
(63 = 28 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(63 = 28 + 35)
PLICATE
(63 = 28 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(63 = 28 + 35)
ALLELIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
PLICATE
(63 = 28 + 35)
PELITIC
(61 = 26 + 35)
CILIATE
(61 = 26 + 35)
CILIATE
(61 = 26 + 35)
ALLELIC
(61 = 26 + 35)
ALLELIC
(61 = 26 + 35)
ALLELIC
(61 = 26 + 35)
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Words within the letters of elliptical

2 letter words in elliptical (9 words)

aiatelitlapapepita

3 letter words in elliptical (32 words)

aceactailaleallapeaptatecapcateatelletaiceilllaplealetlieliplitpalpatpeapetpiepittapteatictietip

4 letter words in elliptical (41 words)

callcapecellceltciteclapclipepicilealacelateleapleptliceliltlitepacepactpailpalepallpatepealpeatpeltpicapilepilipillpitapleatailtalctaletalltapetealtelltiletilltipi

5 letter words in elliptical (18 words)

calliciliacleatileacilealiliaclapelleaptlicitlilacpetalpietaplaceplaitplatepleattepaltiple

6 letter words in elliptical (9 words)

aplitecapitecapletelicitilliteitalicpalletpieticpilate

7 letter words in elliptical (6 words)

allelicapliticciliateicepailpeliticplicate

8 letter words in elliptical (1 word)

elliptic

10 letter words in elliptical (1 word)

elliptical

elliptical + 1 blank (1 word)

ellipticals

elliptical + 2 blanks (3 words)

eclipticallyellipticallyphilatelical
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Words containing the sequence elliptical

Words that start with elliptical (3 words)

ellipticalellipticallyellipticals

Words with elliptical in them (2 words)

ellipticalsemielliptically

Words that end with elliptical (3 words)

ellipticalnonellipticalsemielliptical
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Word Growth involving elliptical

Shorter words in elliptical

el ell elliptic

lip elliptic

tic elliptic

Longer words containing elliptical

elliptically semielliptically

ellipticals

nonelliptical

semielliptical semielliptically