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Is manual a Scrabble word?

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

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Is manual a Scrabble UK word?

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

M3A1N1U1A1L1

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Yes. The word manual is a Words With Friends word. The word manual is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (2 found)

ALUMNA,MANUAL,

5-letter words (3 found)

LAUAN,MANUL,ULAMA,

4-letter words (19 found)

ALAN,ALMA,ALUM,AMLA,ANAL,AULA,LAMA,LANA,LUMA,LUNA,MALA,MANA,MAUL,MAUN,NAAM,NALA,NAMU,ULAN,ULNA,

3-letter words (16 found)

AAL,ALA,ALU,AMA,AMU,ANA,AUA,LAM,LUM,LUN,MAA,MAL,MAN,MNA,MUN,NAM,

2-letter words (11 found)

AA,AL,AM,AN,LA,MA,MU,NA,NU,UM,UN,

You can make 51 words from manual according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of manual

manual

Alternative forms

  • manuall (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmæn.j(ʊ)əl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmæn.j(u)əl/
  • Rhymes: (UK) -ænjəl
  • Homophone: Manuel (Anglicized pronunciation)
  • Hyphenation: man‧u‧al, man‧ual

Etymology 1

From Middle English manuel, from Old French manuel, from Late Latin manuāle (“handbook, manual”).

Noun

manual (plural manuals)

  1. A handbook.
  2. A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
  3. (military) A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
  4. (Christianity, historical) An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
Synonyms
  • enchiridion
  • handbook
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Japanese: マニュアル (manyuaru)
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from manus (“hand”).

Adjective

manual (comparative more manual, superlative most manual)

  1. (of an activity) Performed with the hands.
  2. (of a machine, device etc.) Operated by means of the hands.
  3. Performed by a human rather than a machine.
Synonyms
  • handly
Antonyms
  • automatic
Coordinate terms
  • aural, relating to the ear or the sense of hearing
  • oral, relating to the mouth
  • pedal, relating to the foot
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations

Noun

manual (countable and uncountable, plural manuals)

  1. (countable) A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.
    1. (automotive) A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
      Antonym: automatic
    2. (metonymically) A vehicle with a manual transmission.
      Antonym: automatic
    3. (music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
    4. A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one).
  2. (countable) A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.
    1. (medicine, colloquial) Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
    2. A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.
    3. A similar maneuver on a skateboard, lifting the front or back wheels while keeping the tail or nose of the board from touching the ground.
  3. (uncountable) Manual control or operation.
    Put the controls to manual.
    Leave the system on manual.
Synonyms
  • (automotive): stick shift / stick
  • (automotive): standard transmission / standard
Translations
See also

(automotive):

  • automatic
  • semi-automatic
  • manumatic

Further reading

  • Manual on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Manual in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Anagrams

  • Lauman, alumna

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin manuālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [mə.nuˈal]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ma.nuˈal]

Adjective

manual m or f (masculine and feminine plural manuals)

  1. manual

Derived terms

  • manualment

Noun

manual m (plural manuals)

  1. manual

Further reading

  • “manual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “manual”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “manual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “manual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Noun

manual c (singular definite manualen, plural indefinite manualer)

  1. manual, a booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine

Inflection

Indonesian

Etymology

From English manual, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from manus (“hand”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [maˈnu.al]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧nu‧al

Noun

manual (first-person possessive manualku, second-person possessive manualmu, third-person possessive manualnya)

  1. (colloquial) manual, handbook.
    Synonym: panduan

Adjective

manual

  1. manual,
    Synonyms: swausaha, swatangan
    1. performed with the hands.
    2. performed by a human rather than a machine.

Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin manualis, or English manual (“handbook”).

Noun

manual m (definite singular manualen, indefinite plural manualer, definite plural manualene)

  1. a manual (handbook)
  2. (music) manual (organ keyboard)
  3. (weightlifting, fitness) a dumbbell

References

  • “manual” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin manualis, or English manual (“handbook”).

Noun

manual m (definite singular manualen, indefinite plural manualar, definite plural manualane)

  1. a manual (handbook)
  2. (music) manual (organ keyboard)
  3. (weightlifting, fitness) a dumbbell

References

  • “manual” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin manuālis.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: ma‧nu‧al

Adjective

manual m or f (plural manuais)

  1. manual

Derived terms

  • manualmente

Noun

manual m (plural manuais)

  1. manual

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French manuel, Latin manualis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.nuˈal/

Adjective

manual m or n (feminine singular manuală, masculine plural manuali, feminine and neuter plural manuale)

  1. manual

Declension

Noun

manual n (plural manuale)

  1. handbook

Declension

See also

  • carte

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin manuālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈnwal/ [maˈnwal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ma‧nual

Adjective

manual m or f (masculine and feminine plural manuales)

  1. manual (performed by the hands)
  2. manual (operated by the hands)
  3. manual (performed by a human)
    Antonym: automático

Derived terms

Noun

manual m (plural manuales)

  1. manual (handbook)
  2. manual (booklet with instructions)

Further reading

  • “manual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Noun

manual c

  1. a manual, a handbook
  2. (music) a manual, a keyboard

Declension

See also

  • manuell
  • pedal

Source: wiktionary.org