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What does elide mean? Is elide a Scrabble word?

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Is elide a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word elide is a Scrabble US word. The word elide is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

E1L1I1D2E1

Is elide a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word elide is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

E1L1I1D2E1

Is elide a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word elide is a Words With Friends word. The word elide is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

E1L2I1D2E1

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5-letter words (2 found)

EDILE,ELIDE,

4-letter words (11 found)

DEIL,DELE,DELI,DIEL,EIDE,EILD,IDEE,IDLE,LEDE,LEED,LIED,

3-letter words (12 found)

DEE,DEI,DEL,DIE,EEL,ELD,IDE,LED,LEE,LEI,LID,LIE,

2-letter words (7 found)

DE,DI,ED,EE,EL,ID,LI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 33 words from elide according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of elide

elide leide eilde ielde liede ilede eldie ledie edlie delie ldeie dleie eidle iedle edile deile idele diele lidee ildee ldiee dliee idlee dilee elied leied eiled ieled lieed ileed eleid leeid eelid eelid leeid eleid eield ieeld eeild eeild ieeld eield lieed ileed leied elied ieled eiled eldei ledei edlei delei ldeei dleei eledi leedi eeldi eeldi leedi eledi edeli deeli eedli eedli deeli edeli ldeei dleei ledei eldei delei edlei eidel iedel ediel deiel ideel dieel eiedl ieedl eeidl eeidl ieedl eiedl edeil deeil eedil eedil deeil edeil ideel dieel iedel eidel deiel ediel lidee ildee ldiee dliee idlee dilee liede ilede leide elide ielde eilde ldeie dleie ledie eldie delie edlie idele diele iedle eidle deile edile

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word elide. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in elide.

Definitions and meaning of elide

elide

Etymology

From Latin ēlīdō (“I strike out”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈlaɪd/
  • Rhymes: -aɪd

Verb

elide (third-person singular simple present elides, present participle eliding, simple past and past participle elided)

  1. To leave out or omit (something).
  2. (linguistics) To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable.
  3. To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.

Usage notes

The third sense, “conflate”, seems to be a recent development. It is not recognized by dictionaries such as Merriam-Webster and can be considered to be incorrect.

Related terms

Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “elide”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • edile, idele, leied

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈli.de/
  • Rhymes: -ide
  • Hyphenation: e‧lì‧de

Verb

elide

  1. third-person singular present indicative of elidere

Anagrams

  • edile

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /eːˈliː.de/, [eːˈlʲiːd̪ɛ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈli.de/, [eˈliːd̪e]

Verb

ēlīde

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of ēlīdō

Portuguese

Verb

elide

  1. inflection of elidir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈlide/ [eˈli.ð̞e]
  • Rhymes: -ide
  • Syllabification: e‧li‧de

Verb

elide

  1. inflection of elidir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org