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Is adage a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word adage is a Scrabble US word. The word adage is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is adage a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word adage is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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Is adage a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word adage is a Words With Friends word. The word adage is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

ADAGE,

4-letter words (4 found)

AGED,EGAD,GADE,GAED,

3-letter words (8 found)

AGA,AGE,DAE,DAG,DEG,GAD,GAE,GED,

2-letter words (8 found)

AA,AD,AE,AG,DA,DE,EA,ED,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 22 words from adage according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of adage

adage

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French adage, from Latin adā̆gium.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, Canada, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæd.ɪd͡ʒ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæd.ɪd͡ʒ/, [ˈɛəd.ɪd͡ʒ]

Noun

adage (plural adages)

  1. An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
    Synonyms: proverb, colloquialism, apophthegm; see also Thesaurus:saying
  2. An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.
    Synonym: old saw

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Further reading

  • adage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Gadea

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin adagium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.daʒ/

Noun

adage m (plural adages)

  1. adage

Further reading

  • “adage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org