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Is broccoli a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word broccoli is a Scrabble US word. The word broccoli is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is broccoli a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word broccoli is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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Is broccoli a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word broccoli is a Words With Friends word. The word broccoli is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

BROCCOLI,

7-letter words (2 found)

BICOLOR,BROCOLI,

6-letter words (2 found)

COBRIC,COLOBI,

5-letter words (11 found)

BOCCI,BORIC,BROIL,BROOL,CIBOL,COLIC,COLOR,CROCI,CROOL,LORIC,OBOLI,

4-letter words (25 found)

BIRL,BIRO,BLOC,BOIL,BOLO,BOOL,BOOR,BRIO,BROO,CIRL,COCO,COIL,COIR,COOL,CRIB,CROC,LOBI,LOBO,LOCI,LOCO,LOIR,LOOR,OBOL,OLIO,ROIL,

3-letter words (23 found)

BIO,BOI,BOO,BOR,BRO,COB,COL,COO,COR,LIB,LOB,LOO,LOR,OBI,OBO,OIL,OOR,ORB,ORC,RIB,ROB,ROC,ROO,

2-letter words (9 found)

BI,BO,IO,LI,LO,OB,OI,OO,OR,

You can make 73 words from broccoli according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of broccoli

broccoli

Alternative forms

  • broccolo (rare)
  • brocoli (archaic)
  • brockely (obsolete)

Etymology

1699, Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo (“cabbage sprout, head”), diminutive of brocco (“shoot, sprout”) (which is also the origin of brocade), from Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp, projecting; buck-toothed”), possibly of Gaulish origin, related to Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”) or Proto-Celtic *brozdos (“tip, point”) (compare Scottish Gaelic brog (“pointed instrument, awl”), Welsh procio (“thrust, poke”), Old English brord (“point, spike”)). More at brochure, brad.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɒ.kə.li/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/, /ˈbɹɑk.li/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɒ.kə.li/

Noun

broccoli (countable and uncountable, plural broccolis or broccoli)

  1. A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
    Hypernym: crucifer
    Hyponym: (UK) Calabrese
    • 2010, Sven Wombwell, Allotment Gardening For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons (→ISBN), Growing Oriental Leaf Vegetables:
      You can also get oriental broccolis such as kailaan and nabana, which are easy to grow and really tasty.
  2. (US, slang) Marijuana.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana

Derived terms

Related terms

  • brocade

Descendants

  • → Japanese: ブロッコリー (burokkorī)

Translations

Noun

broccoli

  1. plural of broccolo

References

Further reading

  • broccoli on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Category:broccoli on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Danish

Etymology

From the plural of Italian broccolo.

Noun

broccoli c (singular definite broccolien, plural indefinite broccoli)

  1. broccoli

Inflection

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian broccoli

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: broc‧co‧li

Noun

broccoli m (plural broccoli's, diminutive broccolietje n)

  1. (chiefly uncountable) broccoli

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɔk.ko.li/
  • Rhymes: -ɔkkoli
  • Hyphenation: bròc‧co‧li

Noun

broccoli m

  1. plural of broccolo

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian broccoli.

Noun

broccoli m (uncountable)

  1. broccoli

Declension

Swedish

Noun

broccoli c

  1. broccoli

Declension

References

  • broccoli in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • broccoli in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Source: wiktionary.org