verbality
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of verbality
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)The state or characteristic of consisting of words; that which consists simply of verbiage.
“For my own investigations of traditional logic lead irresistably to the conclusion that it is essentially an equivocation between psychology and verbality.”
“In other words, to read a visual poem is to betray it; to restore it to verbality is to eliminate half of its meaning.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)The state or characteristic of consisting of words; that which consists simply of verbiage.
“For my own investigations of traditional logic lead irresistably to the conclusion that it is essentially an equivocation between psychology and verbality.”
“In other words, to read a visual poem is to betray it; to restore it to verbality is to eliminate half of its meaning.”
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(countable, uncountable)Proficiency or fluency in the use of words.
“Generally, high communicators were found to be: college majors in humanities or natural sciences, Jewish or Catholic persons, first-born or only children, and those high in verbality.”
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Etymology
From verbal + -ity.
Words you can make from verbality
200+ playable · top: VERITABLY (17 pts)
Best play veritably 17 points7-letter words
13 words6-letter words
37 words- VIABLY 14 pts
- LEVITY 12 pts
- LIVERY 12 pts
- LIVYER 12 pts
- VERILY 12 pts
- VERITY 12 pts
- BAILEY 11 pts
- BARELY 11 pts
- BARLEY 11 pts
- BARYTE 11 pts
- BETRAY 11 pts
- BLEARY 11 pts
- TREBLY 11 pts
- TRILBY 11 pts
- VERBAL 11 pts
- VIABLE 11 pts
- AERILY 9 pts
- ARTILY 9 pts
- ELYTRA 9 pts
- LYRATE 9 pts
- REALTY 9 pts
- TRAVEL 9 pts
- VARLET 9 pts
- ALBEIT 8 pts
- ALBITE 8 pts
- BAILER 8 pts
- BAITER 8 pts
- BARITE 8 pts
- LABRET 8 pts
- LIBRAE 8 pts
- REBAIT 8 pts
- RIBLET 8 pts
- TERBIA 8 pts
- TRIBAL 8 pts
- RETAIL 6 pts
- RETIAL 6 pts
- TAILER 6 pts
5-letter words
71 words- LEAVY 11 pts
- RAVEY 11 pts
- VEALY 11 pts
- BARYE 10 pts
- BAYER 10 pts
- BELAY 10 pts
- BERYL 10 pts
- BIALY 10 pts
- BRAVE 10 pts
- BRAVI 10 pts
- YERBA 10 pts
- AIVER 8 pts
- ALIVE 8 pts
- AVERT 8 pts
- EARLY 8 pts
- ERVIL 8 pts
- LAIRY 8 pts
- LAITY 8 pts
- LAVER 8 pts
- LAYER 8 pts
- LEARY 8 pts
- LIVER 8 pts
- LIVRE 8 pts
- LYART 8 pts
- RAVEL 8 pts
- RELAY 8 pts
- RILEY 8 pts
- RIVAL 8 pts
- RIVET 8 pts
- RIYAL 8 pts
- TEARY 8 pts
- TRAVE 8 pts
- VALET 8 pts
- VELAR 8 pts
- VILER 8 pts
- VIRAL 8 pts
- VITAE 8 pts
- VITAL 8 pts
- ABLER 7 pts
- BALER 7 pts
- BALTI 7 pts
- BIRLE 7 pts
- BITER 7 pts
- BLARE 7 pts
- BLATE 7 pts
- BLEAR 7 pts
- BLEAT 7 pts
- BLITE 7 pts
- BRAIL 7 pts
- LIBER 7 pts
- LIBRA 7 pts
- TABER 7 pts
- TABLE 7 pts
- TRIBE 7 pts
- ALERT 5 pts
- ALTER 5 pts
- ARIEL 5 pts
- ARTEL 5 pts
- IRATE 5 pts
- LATER 5 pts
- LITER 5 pts
- LITRE 5 pts
- RATEL 5 pts
- RELIT 5 pts
- RETIA 5 pts
- TALER 5 pts
- TELIA 5 pts
- TERAI 5 pts
- TILER 5 pts
- TRAIL 5 pts
- TRIAL 5 pts
4-letter words
78 words- BEVY 12 pts
- LEVY 10 pts
- ABLY 9 pts
- ABYE 9 pts
- BRAY 9 pts
- BYRE 9 pts
- BYRL 9 pts
- BYTE 9 pts
- AERY 7 pts
- AIRY 7 pts
- ARTY 7 pts
- ARYL 7 pts
- AVER 7 pts
- EVIL 7 pts
- EYRA 7 pts
- LAVE 7 pts
- LEVA 7 pts
- LIVE 7 pts
- LYRE 7 pts
- RAVE 7 pts
- RELY 7 pts
- RIVE 7 pts
- ABET 6 pts
- ABLE 6 pts
- ABRI 6 pts
- BAIL 6 pts
- BAIT 6 pts
- BALE 6 pts
- BARE 6 pts
- BATE 6 pts
- BEAL 6 pts
- BEAR 6 pts
- BEAT 6 pts
- BELT 6 pts
- BETA 6 pts
- BIER 6 pts
- BILE 6 pts
- BIRL 6 pts
- BITE 6 pts
- BLAE 6 pts
- BLAT 6 pts
- BLET 6 pts
- BRAE 6 pts
- BRAT 6 pts
- BRIE 6 pts
- BRIT 6 pts
- RABI 6 pts
- AIRT 4 pts
- ALIT 4 pts
- ARIE 4 pts
- ARIL 4 pts
- EARL 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- LAIR 4 pts
- LARI 4 pts
- LATE 4 pts
- LATI 4 pts
- LEAR 4 pts
- LIAR 4 pts
- LIER 4 pts
- LIRA 4 pts
- LIRE 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- RAIL 4 pts
- RALE 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- REAL 4 pts
- RIAL 4 pts
- RIEL 4 pts
- RILE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- TAEL 4 pts
- TAIL 4 pts
- TALE 4 pts
- TALI 4 pts
- TARE 4 pts
- TEAL 4 pts
- TEAR 4 pts
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