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Is paucal a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word paucal is a Scrabble US word. The word paucal is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

P3A1U1C3A1L1

Is paucal a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word paucal is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

P3A1U1C3A1L1

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6-letter words (1 found)

PAUCAL,

5-letter words (3 found)

CALPA,CAPUL,CULPA,

4-letter words (12 found)

ALAP,AULA,CALP,CAPA,CAUL,CAUP,CLAP,PAAL,PACA,PAUA,PAUL,PULA,

3-letter words (15 found)

AAL,ALA,ALP,ALU,AUA,CAA,CAL,CAP,CUP,LAC,LAP,PAC,PAL,PLU,PUL,

2-letter words (5 found)

AA,AL,LA,PA,UP,

You can make 36 words from paucal according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of paucal

paucal

Etymology

From Latin paucālis (“few, little”), from paucus, plural paucī (“few, little, a few, the select few, the oligarchs”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little”), + Latin adjective suffix -ālis.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɔːkəl/
  • (US) enPR: päʹkəl, IPA(key): /ˈpɔkəl/

Adjective

paucal (not comparable)

  1. Characterized by having a small number, greater than two, of (usually equivalent) components.
  2. (grammar) Pertaining to a language form referring to a few of something (three to around ten), as a small group of people; contrast singular, dual, trial, and plural.
    first-person paucal
    paucal number
    paucal and plural pronouns
  3. (linguistics) Expressing a relatively small quantity or degree.
    Antonym: multal

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "few"): multiple

Translations

Noun

paucal (uncountable)

  1. (grammar) A language form referring to a few of something (three to around ten), as a small group of people; contrast singular, dual, trial, and plural.

Derived terms

  • paucality

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See also

  • (grammatical numbers) grammatical number; singular, dual, trial, quadral, quintal, paucal, plural (Category: en:Grammar)

References

  • “paucal”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /po.kal/

Adjective

paucal (feminine paucale, masculine plural paucaux, feminine plural paucales)

  1. paucal

Source: wiktionary.org