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Is loyal a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word loyal is a Scrabble US word. The word loyal is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is loyal a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word loyal is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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5-letter words (2 found)

ALLOY,LOYAL,

4-letter words (2 found)

ALLY,OLLA,

3-letter words (3 found)

ALL,LAY,LOY,

2-letter words (7 found)

AL,AY,LA,LO,OY,YA,YO,

You can make 14 words from loyal according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of loyal

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Definitions and meaning of loyal

loyal

Alternative forms

  • loyall (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French loyal, from Old French loial, leial, leal, from Latin lēgālis. Doublet of legal and leal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔɪəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪəl

Adjective

loyal (comparative more loyal, superlative most loyal)

  1. Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
  2. Firm in allegiance to a person or institution.
  3. Faithful to a person or cause.

Antonyms

  • disloyal
  • fickle
  • treacherous

Derived terms

  • loyal toast
  • loyally
  • loyalist

Related terms

  • loyalty

Translations

Anagrams

  • Yolla, alloy, yallo

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French loyal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /løjaːl/, [lʌˈjæːˀl]

Adjective

loyal

  1. loyal

Inflection

Derived terms

  • illoyal
  • loyalitet

Further reading

  • “loyal” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French loial (with various alternative forms: leial, leal, loyel) from Latin lēgālis. Equivalent to loi +‎ -al. Doublet of légal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lwa.jal/
  • Homophones: loyale, loyales

Adjective

loyal (feminine loyale, masculine plural loyaux, feminine plural loyales)

  1. loyal

Related terms

  • loi
  • loyauté

References

Further reading

  • “loyal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Etymology

18th century, from French loyal, from Latin legalis. Doublet of legal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lo̯aˈjaːl/, [lɔˈjaːl], [lo-], [lo.aˈjaːl]

Adjective

loyal (strong nominative masculine singular loyaler, comparative loyaler, superlative am loyalsten)

  1. loyal
    Antonym: illoyal

Usage notes

  • Loyal usually means a formal, outward kind of loyalty, whereas treu tends to mean loyalty that is based on emotion or deep-rooted conviction. Therefore loyal is used especially with institutions, business partners, colleagues etc., while treu is used especially with lovers, friends, pets and suchlike. Ein loyaler Ehemann would be a husband who is reliable, supports his wife, does not speak ill of her, etc., whereas ein treuer Ehemann would put more emphasis on intimate affection and monogamy. Similarly, ein loyaler Anhänger is a follower who is reliable and performs their duty, while the expression ein treuer Anhänger may add an emotional level.

Declension

Related terms

  • Loyalist
  • Loyalität

Further reading

  • “loyal” in Duden online
  • “loyal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch loyaal (“loyal”), from Middle Dutch loyael, from Old French loyal, from Latin lēgālis. Doublet of legal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlo.jal/
  • Rhymes: -jal
  • Hyphenation: lo‧yal

Adjective

loyal

  1. loyal
    Synonyms: patuh, setia

Related terms

Further reading

  • “loyal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French loial.

Adjective

loyal m (feminine singular loyale, masculine plural loyaux, feminine plural loyales)

  1. loyal

Descendants

  • French: loyal

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (loial, supplement)

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