salivary
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
/ˈsælɪˌvɛɹi/
See all 3 pronunciations Show less
/ˈsælɪˌvɛɹi/ · /səˈlaɪvəɹi/ · /ˈsælɪvəɹi/
Definition of salivary
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Relating to saliva.
See all 2 definitions Show less
adj
- (not-comparable)Relating to saliva.
noun
-
A salivary gland.
“The most striking peculiarity, however, is the presence of a pair of glands (possibly aborted salivaries) apparently issuing from the posterior of the pharynx, and looking like the two ends of a clergyman's bands or cravat.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From saliva + -ary.
Words you can make from salivary
129 playable · top: AVIARY (12 pts)
Best play aviary 12 points6-letter words
11 words5-letter words
34 words- SYLVA 11 pts
- ALARY 8 pts
- ALIYA 8 pts
- ALVAR 8 pts
- ARVAL 8 pts
- ARYLS 8 pts
- ASYLA 8 pts
- AVAIL 8 pts
- LAIRY 8 pts
- LARVA 8 pts
- LAVAS 8 pts
- RAYAS 8 pts
- RIVAL 8 pts
- RIYAL 8 pts
- SILVA 8 pts
- VAILS 8 pts
- VAIRS 8 pts
- VARAS 8 pts
- VARIA 8 pts
- VASAL 8 pts
- VIALS 8 pts
- VIRAL 8 pts
- VIRLS 8 pts
- ALIAS 5 pts
- ARIAS 5 pts
- ARILS 5 pts
- LAARI 5 pts
- LAIRS 5 pts
- LARIS 5 pts
- LIARS 5 pts
- LIRAS 5 pts
- RAIAS 5 pts
- RAILS 5 pts
- RIALS 5 pts
4-letter words
40 words- VARY 10 pts
- AIRY 7 pts
- ARYL 7 pts
- LAVA 7 pts
- LAVS 7 pts
- LAYS 7 pts
- RAYA 7 pts
- RAYS 7 pts
- RYAS 7 pts
- SLAY 7 pts
- SYLI 7 pts
- VAIL 7 pts
- VAIR 7 pts
- VARA 7 pts
- VARS 7 pts
- VASA 7 pts
- VIAL 7 pts
- VIRL 7 pts
- VISA 7 pts
- AALS 4 pts
- AILS 4 pts
- AIRS 4 pts
- ALAR 4 pts
- ALAS 4 pts
- ARIA 4 pts
- ARIL 4 pts
- LAIR 4 pts
- LARI 4 pts
- LARS 4 pts
- LIAR 4 pts
- LIAS 4 pts
- LIRA 4 pts
- RAIA 4 pts
- RAIL 4 pts
- RAIS 4 pts
- RIAL 4 pts
- RIAS 4 pts
- SAIL 4 pts
- SARI 4 pts
- SIAL 4 pts
3-letter words
32 words- IVY 9 pts
- AVA 6 pts
- AYS 6 pts
- LAV 6 pts
- LAY 6 pts
- RAY 6 pts
- RYA 6 pts
- SAY 6 pts
- SLY 6 pts
- VAR 6 pts
- VAS 6 pts
- VIA 6 pts
- VIS 6 pts
- YAR 6 pts
- YAS 6 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- AAS 3 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- ARS 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
- LAS 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAS 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
- SIR 3 pts
- SRI 3 pts
2-letter words
11 wordsFind your best play with salivary
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes salivary, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.