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Is colloquial a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word colloquial is a Scrabble US word. The word colloquial is worth 21 points in Scrabble:

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Is colloquial a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word colloquial is a Scrabble UK word and has 21 points:

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Is colloquial a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word colloquial is a Words With Friends word. The word colloquial is worth 26 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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10-letter words (1 found)

COLLOQUIAL,

9-letter words (1 found)

COLLOQUIA,

8-letter words (1 found)

COQUILLA,

6-letter words (2 found)

ALCOOL,LOCULI,

5-letter words (9 found)

AULIC,AULOI,COQUI,LILAC,LOCAL,OCULI,QUAIL,QUILL,QUOLL,

4-letter words (26 found)

ALCO,ALOO,CALL,CALO,CAUL,CIAO,CILL,CLOU,COAL,COIL,COLA,COLL,COOL,CULL,LAIC,LALL,LILL,LILO,LOCA,LOCI,LOCO,LOLL,LULL,OLIO,OLLA,QUAI,

3-letter words (13 found)

AIL,ALL,ALU,CAL,COL,COO,ILL,LAC,LOO,LOU,OCA,OIL,QUA,

2-letter words (10 found)

AI,AL,IO,LA,LI,LO,OI,OO,OU,QI,

You can make 63 words from colloquial according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of colloquial

colloquial

Etymology

1751, from earlier term colloquy (“a conversation”), from Latin colloquium (“conference, conversation”), from con- (“together”) + loquor (“to speak”), + -al.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈləʊ.kwɪəl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈloʊ.kwi.əl/
  • Hyphenation: col‧lo‧qui‧al

Adjective

colloquial (comparative more colloquial, superlative most colloquial)

  1. (linguistics) Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.
  2. Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty.

Usage notes

It is a common misconception that colloquial somehow denotes "local" or a word being "regional". This is not the case; the word root for colloquial is related to locution, not location. A more appropriate word for describing "local" or "regional" language is vernacular.

Note that while colloquy and colloquium refer to formal conversation, colloquial refers instead specifically to informal conversation (casual tone). This does not always mean spoken as opposed to written, but it always means informal as opposed to formal.

Synonyms

  • casual
  • colloq., coll.

Antonyms

  • noncolloquial

Derived terms

Related terms

  • colloquium
  • colloquy

Translations

See also

  • argot
  • slang
  • vernacular

Noun

colloquial (plural colloquials)

  1. A colloquial word or phrase, colloquialism

Related terms

  • colloquialism

Source: wiktionary.org