edentulous
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 10
/iːˈdɛnt.jʊ.ləs/(UK)
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/iːˈdɛnt.jʊ.ləs/(UK) · /iˈdɛnt.jʊ.ləs/(US) · /iˈdɛn.t͡ʃʊ.ləs/(US)
Definition of edentulous
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Toothless.
“A Malay elder crawled on to the veranda, greeted Crabbe with an edentulous "Tabek!" and then crouched in a dark corner, chewing a quid of sireh with hard gums.”
“Partial edentulism has traditionally been treated with conventional fixed prosthetics when adequate natural tooth abutments are available to support the edentulous span.”
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Etymology
Latin edentulus, which is in turn derived from the prefix e-, meaning "without", and the word dens, meaning "tooth."
Words you can make from edentulous
200+ playable · top: DENTULOUS (10 pts)
Best play dentulous 10 points8-letter words
3 words7-letter words
18 words6-letter words
49 words- DENOTE 7 pts
- DETUNE 7 pts
- DONEES 7 pts
- DONUTS 7 pts
- ELDEST 7 pts
- ELUDES 7 pts
- ELUTED 7 pts
- ENDUES 7 pts
- ENSUED 7 pts
- ETUDES 7 pts
- LENSED 7 pts
- LEUDES 7 pts
- LODENS 7 pts
- LOUDEN 7 pts
- LOUSED 7 pts
- LOUTED 7 pts
- LUNTED 7 pts
- LUSTED 7 pts
- NESTED 7 pts
- NODULE 7 pts
- NUDEST 7 pts
- OLDEST 7 pts
- OUSTED 7 pts
- OUTLED 7 pts
- SOULED 7 pts
- STOLED 7 pts
- STONED 7 pts
- STOUND 7 pts
- TELEDU 7 pts
- TENDUS 7 pts
- TENSED 7 pts
- TOUSED 7 pts
- UNDOES 7 pts
- UNSOLD 7 pts
- UNTOLD 7 pts
- UNUSED 7 pts
- ELUENT 6 pts
- ELUTES 6 pts
- ENSOUL 6 pts
- LENTOS 6 pts
- LEONES 6 pts
- LUNETS 6 pts
- NESTLE 6 pts
- OUTSEE 6 pts
- SOLUTE 6 pts
- STOLEN 6 pts
- TELSON 6 pts
- TENUES 6 pts
- TOUSLE 6 pts
5-letter words
100 words- DEETS 6 pts
- DELES 6 pts
- DELTS 6 pts
- DENES 6 pts
- DENSE 6 pts
- DENTS 6 pts
- DOEST 6 pts
- DOLES 6 pts
- DOLTS 6 pts
- DONEE 6 pts
- DONUT 6 pts
- DOTES 6 pts
- DOUSE 6 pts
- DOUTS 6 pts
- DUELS 6 pts
- DUETS 6 pts
- DULSE 6 pts
- DUNES 6 pts
- DUNTS 6 pts
- ELUDE 6 pts
- ENDUE 6 pts
- ETUDE 6 pts
- LEDES 6 pts
- LENDS 6 pts
- LEUDS 6 pts
- LODEN 6 pts
- LODES 6 pts
- LUDES 6 pts
- LUDOS 6 pts
- LUTED 6 pts
- NEEDS 6 pts
- NODES 6 pts
- NODUS 6 pts
- NOSED 6 pts
- NOTED 6 pts
- NUDES 6 pts
- OLDEN 6 pts
- OUTED 6 pts
- SLUED 6 pts
- SOLED 6 pts
- SONDE 6 pts
- SOUND 6 pts
- STEED 6 pts
- SUEDE 6 pts
- TENDS 6 pts
- TENDU 6 pts
- TOLED 6 pts
- TONED 6 pts
- TUNED 6 pts
- UDONS 6 pts
- UNDEE 6 pts
- UNDOS 6 pts
- UNDUE 6 pts
- UNLED 6 pts
- ELUTE 5 pts
- ENOLS 5 pts
- ENSUE 5 pts
- LEETS 5 pts
- LENES 5 pts
- LENOS 5 pts
- LENSE 5 pts
- LENTO 5 pts
- LEONE 5 pts
- LOTUS 5 pts
- LOUSE 5 pts
- LOUTS 5 pts
- LUNES 5 pts
- LUNET 5 pts
- LUNTS 5 pts
- LUTES 5 pts
- NOELS 5 pts
- NOTES 5 pts
- NUTSO 5 pts
- ONSET 5 pts
- OUSEL 5 pts
- SENTE 5 pts
- SETON 5 pts
- SLEET 5 pts
- SNOUT 5 pts
- STEEL 5 pts
- STELE 5 pts
- STENO 5 pts
- STOLE 5 pts
- STONE 5 pts
- SUETE 5 pts
- TEELS 5 pts
- TEENS 5 pts
- TELES 5 pts
- TELOS 5 pts
- TENSE 5 pts
- TOLES 5 pts
- TOLUS 5 pts
- TONES 5 pts
- TONUS 5 pts
- TOUSE 5 pts
- TULES 5 pts
- TUNES 5 pts
- UNLET 5 pts
- UNSEE 5 pts
- UNSET 5 pts
4-letter words
29 words- DEES 5 pts
- DEET 5 pts
- DELE 5 pts
- DELS 5 pts
- DELT 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- DENS 5 pts
- DENT 5 pts
- DOES 5 pts
- DOLE 5 pts
- DOLS 5 pts
- DOLT 5 pts
- DONE 5 pts
- DONS 5 pts
- DOSE 5 pts
- DOST 5 pts
- DOTE 5 pts
- DOTS 5 pts
- DOUT 5 pts
- DUEL 5 pts
- DUES 5 pts
- DUET 5 pts
- DUNE 5 pts
- DUNS 5 pts
- DUNT 5 pts
- DUOS 5 pts
- DUST 5 pts
- ELDS 5 pts
- EELS 4 pts
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