eligible

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/
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/ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/ · /ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/ · /ˈɛl.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/ · /ˈel.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/

Definition of eligible

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something
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adj

  1. Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something
  2. Worthy of being chosen (for marriage).

noun

  1. One who is eligible.
    “Federal agencies report that only about 1 percent of eligible students take advantage of switching schools and fewer than 20 percent of eligibles receive extra tutoring.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“select, choose”).

Hooks

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