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Definition of literal

"literal" in the noun sense

1. misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error, literal

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

"literal" in the adjective sense

1. actual, genuine, literal, real

being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

"her actual motive"

"a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton

"a genuine dilemma"

2. literal

without interpretation or embellishment

"a literal depiction of the scene before him"

3. literal

limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text

"a literal translation"

4. literal

avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis

"it's the literal truth"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for literal

And though all cry down self, none means his own self in a literal sense. [ Butler ]

Gentleman, in its primal, literal, and perpetual meaning, is a man of pure race. [ John Ruskin ]

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literal in Scrabble®

The word literal is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters literal:

TALLIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
LITERAL
(78 = 28 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

literal, tallier

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word literal

LITERAL
(78 = 28 + 50)
LITERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LITERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
(71 = 21 + 50)
LITERAL
(68 = 18 + 50)
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
(66 = 16 + 50)
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LITERAL
(66 = 16 + 50)
LITERAL
(66 = 16 + 50)
LITERAL
(66 = 16 + 50)
LITERAL
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LITERAL
(64 = 14 + 50)
LITERAL
(64 = 14 + 50)
LITERAL
(64 = 14 + 50)
LITERAL
(64 = 14 + 50)
LITERAL
(64 = 14 + 50)
LITERAL
(61 = 11 + 50)
LITERAL
(61 = 11 + 50)
LITERAL
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LITERAL
(60 = 10 + 50)
LITERAL
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LITERAL
(59 = 9 + 50)
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LITERAL
(59 = 9 + 50)
LITERAL
(59 = 9 + 50)
LITERAL
(59 = 9 + 50)
LITERAL
(58 = 8 + 50)

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

TALLIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
LITERAL
(78 = 28 + 50)
TALLIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TALLIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
LITERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LITERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LITERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LITERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LITERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LITERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TALLIER
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TALLIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TALLIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TALLIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
LITERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LITERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TALLIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TALLIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TALLIER
(71 = 21 + 50)
LITERAL
(71 = 21 + 50)
LITERAL
(68 = 18 + 50)
LITERAL
(68 = 18 + 50)
LITERAL
(68 = 18 + 50)
LITERAL
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TALLIER
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TALLIER
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LITERAL
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TALLIER
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TALLIER
(68 = 18 + 50)
TALLIER
(68 = 18 + 50)
TALLIER
(66 = 16 + 50)
LITERAL
(66 = 16 + 50)
LITERAL
(66 = 16 + 50)
TALLIER
(66 = 16 + 50)
LITERAL
(66 = 16 + 50)
TALLIER
(66 = 16 + 50)
LITERAL
(66 = 16 + 50)
LITERAL
(66 = 16 + 50)
LITERAL
(66 = 16 + 50)
TALLIER
(66 = 16 + 50)
TALLIER
(66 = 16 + 50)
LITERAL
(66 = 16 + 50)
TALLIER
(66 = 16 + 50)
LITERAL
(66 = 16 + 50)
TALLIER
(66 = 16 + 50)
TALLIER
(66 = 16 + 50)
TALLIER
(64 = 14 + 50)
LITERAL
(64 = 14 + 50)
LITERAL
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LITERAL
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TALLIER
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LITERAL
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TALLIER
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TALLIER
(61 = 11 + 50)
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LITERAL
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TALLIER
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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TALLIER
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LITERAL
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literal in Words With Friends™

The word literal is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters literal:

TALLIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
LITERAL
(80 = 45 + 35)
TALLIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
LITERAL
(80 = 45 + 35)
TALLIER
(80 = 45 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

literal, tallier

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word literal

LITERAL
(80 = 45 + 35)
LITERAL
(80 = 45 + 35)
LITERAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
LITERAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
LITERAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
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(74 = 39 + 35)
LITERAL
(71 = 36 + 35)
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(71 = 36 + 35)
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LITERAL
(68 = 33 + 35)
LITERAL
(68 = 33 + 35)
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LITERAL
(61 = 26 + 35)
LITERAL
(61 = 26 + 35)
LITERAL
(57 = 22 + 35)
LITERAL
(57 = 22 + 35)
LITERAL
(57 = 22 + 35)
LITERAL
(57 = 22 + 35)
LITERAL
(57 = 22 + 35)
LITERAL
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LITERAL
(55 = 20 + 35)
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
(50 = 15 + 35)
LITERAL
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LITERAL
(49 = 14 + 35)
LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
(48 = 13 + 35)
LITERAL
(48 = 13 + 35)
LITERAL
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LITERAL
(47 = 12 + 35)
LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
(45 = 10 + 35)
LITERAL
(44 = 9 + 35)

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

TALLIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
LITERAL
(80 = 45 + 35)
TALLIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
LITERAL
(80 = 45 + 35)
TALLIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
LITERAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
TALLIER
(74 = 39 + 35)
LITERAL
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LITERAL
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TALLIER
(74 = 39 + 35)
LITERAL
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TALLIER
(74 = 39 + 35)
LITERAL
(71 = 36 + 35)
TALLIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
LITERAL
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TALLIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TALLIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
LITERAL
(71 = 36 + 35)
TALLIER
(68 = 33 + 35)
TALLIER
(68 = 33 + 35)
LITERAL
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TALLIER
(68 = 33 + 35)
LITERAL
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TALLIER
(68 = 33 + 35)
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
(61 = 26 + 35)
TALLIER
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LITERAL
(57 = 22 + 35)
TALLIER
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LITERAL
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TALLIER
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TALLIER
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TALLIER
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LITERAL
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TALLIER
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TALLIER
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TALLIER
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LITERAL
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TALLIER
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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LITERAL
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TALLIER
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TALLIER
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