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What does lilt mean? Is lilt a Scrabble word?

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Is lilt a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lilt is a Scrabble US word. The word lilt is worth 4 points in Scrabble:

L1I1L1T1

Is lilt a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lilt is a Scrabble UK word and has 4 points:

L1I1L1T1

Is lilt a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word lilt is a Words With Friends word. The word lilt is worth 6 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2I1L2T1

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4-letter words (2 found)

LILT,TILL,

3-letter words (3 found)

ILL,LIT,TIL,

2-letter words (3 found)

IT,LI,TI,

You can make 8 words from lilt according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of lilt

lilt illt llit llit illt lilt litl iltl ltil tlil itll till llti llti ltli tlli ltli tlli iltl litl itll till ltil tlil

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

Definitions and meaning of lilt

lilt

Etymology

From Middle English lilten, lulten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪlt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪlt

Verb

lilt (third-person singular simple present lilts, present participle lilting, simple past and past participle lilted)

  1. To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
  2. To sing cheerfully, especially in Gaelic.
  3. To utter with spirit, animation, or gaiety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.

Translations

Noun

lilt (plural lilts)

  1. Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness.
  2. A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune.
  3. A cheerful or melodious accent when speaking.
    • July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club, The Dark Knight Rises (review)
      Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.

Translations

See also

  • brogue
  • drawl
  • lisp
  • twang

References

“lilt”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Till, it'll, lit'l, till

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