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Is equal a Scrabble word?

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

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

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5-letter words (2 found)

EQUAL,QUALE,

3-letter words (8 found)

ALE,ALU,AUE,EAU,LEA,LEU,QUA,ULE,

2-letter words (5 found)

AE,AL,EA,EL,LA,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 16 words from equal according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of equal

equal qeual euqal ueqal queal uqeal eqaul qeaul eaqul aequl qaeul aqeul euaql ueaql eauql aeuql uaeql aueql quael uqael qauel aquel uaqel auqel equla qeula euqla ueqla quela uqela eqlua qelua elqua lequa qleua lqeua eulqa uelqa eluqa leuqa uleqa lueqa qulea uqlea qluea lquea ulqea luqea eqalu qealu eaqlu aeqlu qaelu aqelu eqlau qelau elqau leqau qleau lqeau ealqu aelqu elaqu leaqu alequ laequ qaleu aqleu qlaeu lqaeu alqeu laqeu eualq uealq eaulq aeulq uaelq auelq eulaq uelaq eluaq leuaq uleaq lueaq ealuq aeluq elauq leauq aleuq laeuq ualeq auleq ulaeq luaeq alueq laueq quale uqale qaule aqule uaqle auqle qulae uqlae qluae lquae ulqae luqae qalue aqlue qlaue lqaue alque laque ualqe aulqe ulaqe luaqe aluqe lauqe

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Definitions and meaning of equal

equal

Alternative forms

  • æqual, æquall (both archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English equal, from Latin aequālis. Doublet of aequalis and egal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiːkwəl/
  • (dialectal, archaic) IPA(key): /ˈiːkəl/
  • Rhymes: -iːkwəl

Adjective

equal (not generally comparable, comparative more equal, superlative most equal)

  1. (not comparable) The same in all respects.
  2. (mathematics, not comparable) Exactly identical, having the same value.
  3. (obsolete) Fair, impartial.
  4. (comparable) Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified.
  5. (obsolete) Not variable; equable; uniform; even.
  6. (music) Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; not mixed.

Usage notes

  • In mathematics, this adjective can be used in phrases like "A and B are equal", "A is equal to B", and, less commonly, "A is equal with B".
  • The most common comparative use is the ironic expression more equal.

Synonyms

  • (the same in all respects): identical
  • (the same in all relevant respects): equivalent
  • (unvarying): even, fair, uniform, unvarying

Translations

Verb

equal (third-person singular simple present equals, present participle (Commonwealth) equalling or (US) equaling, simple past and past participle (Commonwealth) equalled or (US) equaled)

  1. (mathematics, copulative) To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.
  2. (transitive) To make equivalent to; to cause to match.
  3. (transitive) To match in degree or some other quality, to match up to.
  4. (copulative, informal) To have as consequence, to amount to, to mean.

Synonyms

  • (to be equal to): be, is
  • (informal, have as its consequence): entail, imply, lead to, mean, result in, spell

Translations

Noun

equal (countable and uncountable, plural equals)

  1. A person or thing of equal status to others.
  2. (obsolete) State of being equal; equality.

Synonyms

  • (person or thing of equal status to others): peer

Translations

Derived terms

Related terms

  • equality

References

Anagrams

  • Quale, quale, queal

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • equale

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aequālis, of unknown origin. Doublet of egal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛːkwal/, /ɛːˈkwaːl/

Adjective

equal (Late Middle English)

  1. identical in amount, extent, or portion
  2. even or smooth (of surface)

Descendants

  • English: equal
  • Scots: aiqual

References

  • “ēquā̆l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Source: wiktionary.org