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What does declaim mean? Is declaim a Scrabble word?

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Is declaim a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word declaim is a Scrabble US word. The word declaim is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is declaim a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word declaim is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Is declaim a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word declaim is a Words With Friends word. The word declaim is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (6 found)

CAMELID,CLAIMED,DECIMAL,DECLAIM,MALICED,MEDICAL,

6-letter words (7 found)

CALMED,MACLED,MAELID,MAILED,MALEIC,MALICE,MEDIAL,

5-letter words (30 found)

AILED,AIMED,ALCID,AMICE,AMIDE,CADIE,CALID,CAMEL,CLADE,CLAIM,CLAME,CLIED,CLIME,DECAL,DEMIC,ELIAD,EMAIL,IDEAL,ILEAC,LACED,LAMED,LIMED,MACED,MACLE,MAILE,MALIC,MEDAL,MEDIA,MEDIC,MELIC,

4-letter words (65 found)

ACED,ACID,ACME,AIDE,ALEC,ALME,AMID,AMIE,CADE,CADI,CAID,CALM,CAME,CAMI,CEDI,CEIL,CIDE,CIEL,CLAD,CLAM,CLEM,DACE,DALE,DALI,DAME,DEAL,DEIL,DELI,DIAL,DICE,DIEL,DIME,ECAD,EILD,EMIC,ICED,IDEA,IDEM,IDLE,ILEA,LACE,LADE,LAIC,LAID,LAME,LEAD,LEAM,LICE,LIED,LIMA,LIME,MACE,MADE,MAID,MAIL,MALE,MALI,MEAD,MEAL,MELA,MELD,MICA,MICE,MILD,MILE,

3-letter words (40 found)

ACE,AID,AIL,AIM,ALE,AME,AMI,CAD,CAL,CAM,CEL,CID,DAE,DAL,DAM,DEI,DEL,DIE,DIM,ELD,ELM,ICE,IDE,LAC,LAD,LAM,LEA,LED,LEI,LID,LIE,MAC,MAD,MAE,MAL,MED,MEL,MIC,MID,MIL,

2-letter words (18 found)

AD,AE,AI,AL,AM,DA,DE,DI,EA,ED,EL,EM,ID,LA,LI,MA,ME,MI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 167 words from declaim according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of declaim

declaim

Etymology

From Middle French declamer, from Latin dēclāmō.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈkleɪm/

Verb

declaim (third-person singular simple present declaims, present participle declaiming, simple past and past participle declaimed)

  1. To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.
  2. To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.
  3. To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking.
    The students declaim twice a week.

Usage notes

Do not confuse declaim (inveigh against) with disclaim (refuse or disown); thus, the collocation declaim responsibility when meant as "refuse responsibility" is best repaired to become disclaim responsibility.

Derived terms

  • declaimer
  • declamation

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Anagrams

  • camelid, claimed, decimal, maliced, medical

Source: wiktionary.org