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Yes. The word diglossia is a Scrabble US word. The word diglossia is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word diglossia is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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9-letter words (1 found)

DIGLOSSIA,

7-letter words (5 found)

DIALOGS,GLIOSIS,LOIASIS,SIALIDS,SIALOID,

6-letter words (19 found)

AIOLIS,ALGOID,ASSOIL,DIALOG,DOSSAL,DOSSIL,GLOSSA,GOLIAS,ILIADS,OILGAS,SIALID,SIGILS,SIGLAS,SIGLOI,SIGLOS,SLAIDS,SLOIDS,SOLIDI,SOLIDS,

5-letter words (64 found)

ADIOS,AGIOS,AIDOI,AIDOS,AIOLI,ALGID,ALODS,DAGOS,DALIS,DIALS,DIOLS,DISAS,DOLIA,DOSAI,DOSAS,GADIS,GADSO,GAIDS,GAOLS,GILAS,GILDS,GLADS,GLASS,GLIAS,GLOSS,GOADS,GOALS,GOLDS,IDOLA,IDOLS,ILIAD,LAIDS,LASSI,LASSO,LIDOS,LOADS,LOGIA,LOIDS,OASIS,ODALS,OIDIA,OSSIA,SADIS,SADOS,SAGOS,SAIDS,SAILS,SIALS,SIDAS,SIGIL,SIGLA,SILDS,SILOS,SISAL,SLAGS,SLAID,SLOGS,SLOID,SODAS,SOILS,SOLAS,SOLDI,SOLDS,SOLID,

4-letter words (87 found)

ADOS,AGIO,AIDS,AILS,ALOD,ALSO,DAGO,DAGS,DAIS,DALI,DALS,DIAL,DIGS,DIOL,DISA,DISS,DOGS,DOLS,DOSA,DOSS,DSOS,GADI,GADS,GAID,GALS,GAOL,GIDS,GILA,GILD,GIOS,GLAD,GLIA,GLID,GOAD,GOAL,GOAS,GODS,GOLD,GOSS,IDOL,IGAD,ILIA,ISOS,LADS,LAGS,LAID,LASS,LIAS,LIDO,LIDS,LIGS,LOAD,LODS,LOGS,LOID,LOSS,ODAL,ODAS,OILS,OLDS,OLID,OSSA,SADI,SADO,SADS,SAGO,SAGS,SAID,SAIL,SAIS,SALS,SIAL,SIDA,SIGS,SILD,SILO,SLAG,SLID,SLOG,SODA,SODS,SOGS,SOIL,SOLA,SOLD,SOLI,SOLS,

3-letter words (54 found)

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2-letter words (21 found)

AD,AG,AI,AL,AS,DA,DI,DO,GI,GO,ID,IO,IS,LA,LI,LO,OD,OI,OS,SI,SO,

You can make 251 words from diglossia according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of diglossia

diglossia

Alternative forms

  • (linguistics): diglossy

Etymology

From Latin diglōssia. In linguistics introduced 1959 by Charles A. Ferguson, based on French diglossie, from Ancient Greek δίγλωσσος (díglōssos, “bilingual”) + -ία (-ía). Equivalent to di- +‎ -glossia.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: dī'glŏʹsē.ə
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdaɪˈɡlɒsi.ə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌdaɪˈɡlɑsi.ə/

Noun

diglossia (uncountable)

  1. (linguistics, sociology) The coexistence in a given population of two closely related native languages or dialects, one of which is regarded as more prestigious than the other; the similar coexistence of two unrelated languages. [from 1959]
    Coordinate term: digraphia
    • 2000, Joshua A. Fishman, Chapter 3: Bilingualism with and without diglossia; diglossia with and without bilingualism, Li Wei (editor), The Bilingualism Reader, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), page 81,
      It is the purpose of this chapter to relate these two research traditions to each other by tracing the interaction between their two major constructs: bilingualism (on the part of psychologists) and diglossia (on the part of sociologists).
  2. (pathology) The presence of a cleft or doubled tongue.
    Synonyms: bifid tongue, cleft tongue

Related terms

  • diglossic

Translations

See also

  • polyglossia

References

Further reading

  • diglossia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • multilingualism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • code-switching on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • dialect continuum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • digraphia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • minoritized language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • pluricentric language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: di‧glos‧si‧a

Noun

diglossia f (plural diglossias)

  1. (linguistics) diglossia (the coexistence of two closely related native languages)

Source: wiktionary.org