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Is medial a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word medial is a Scrabble US word. The word medial is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

M3E1D2I1A1L1

Is medial a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word medial is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

M3E1D2I1A1L1

Is medial a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word medial is a Words With Friends word. The word medial is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4E1D2I1A1L2

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6-letter words (3 found)

MAELID,MAILED,MEDIAL,

5-letter words (11 found)

AILED,AIMED,AMIDE,ELIAD,EMAIL,IDEAL,LAMED,LIMED,MAILE,MEDAL,MEDIA,

4-letter words (37 found)

AIDE,ALME,AMID,AMIE,DALE,DALI,DAME,DEAL,DEIL,DELI,DIAL,DIEL,DIME,EILD,IDEA,IDEM,IDLE,ILEA,LADE,LAID,LAME,LEAD,LEAM,LIED,LIMA,LIME,MADE,MAID,MAIL,MALE,MALI,MEAD,MEAL,MELA,MELD,MILD,MILE,

3-letter words (30 found)

AID,AIL,AIM,ALE,AME,AMI,DAE,DAL,DAM,DEI,DEL,DIE,DIM,ELD,ELM,IDE,LAD,LAM,LEA,LED,LEI,LID,LIE,MAD,MAE,MAL,MED,MEL,MID,MIL,

2-letter words (18 found)

AD,AE,AI,AL,AM,DA,DE,DI,EA,ED,EL,EM,ID,LA,LI,MA,ME,MI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 100 words from medial according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of medial

medial

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mediālis (“middle”), from medius (“that is in the middle or midst”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiː.di.əl/
  • Rhymes: -iːdiəl

Adjective

medial (comparative more medial, superlative most medial)

  2. (mathematics) Of or pertaining to a mean or average.
  3. Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
    2. (anatomy, zootomy) Pertaining to the inside; closer to the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ.
      Coordinate terms: mesial, median
      Antonym: lateral
    4. (anatomy) Pertaining to the middle layer of a blood vessel, to its tunica media.
    6. (entomology) Of or pertaining to the media and/or the areas of the wing next to it.
    8. (phonetics, linguistics) (of a speech sound, or a character or sequence thereof) In the middle of a word.
    10. (phonetics) (of a consonant) Central: produced when air flows across the center of the mouth over the tongue.
    12. (linguistics) Closer to the addressee.

Coordinate terms

  • (human anatomy direction adjectives) anterior,‎ distal,‎ dorsal,‎ lateral,‎ medial,‎ posterior,‎ proximal,‎ ventral (Category: en:Medicine) [edit]

Derived terms

Related terms

  • median
  • mesial (see explanation of overlap)

Translations

Noun

medial (plural medials)

  1. Any of various things that occur in the middle.
    1. One or more letters that occur in the middle of a word.

References

  • “medial”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “medial”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

  • Dameli, Imelda, mailed

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin medialis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /medˈi̯aːl/

Adjective

medial (strong nominative masculine singular medialer, not comparable)

  1. medial

Declension

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French médial, from Latin medialis.

Adjective

medial m or n (feminine singular medială, masculine plural mediali, feminine and neuter plural mediale)

  1. medial

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mediālis. Cf. also meaja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈdjal/ [meˈð̞jal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: me‧dial

Adjective

medial m or f (masculine and feminine plural mediales)

  1. medial

Derived terms

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Source: wiktionary.org