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Is prolix a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word prolix is a Scrabble US word. The word prolix is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is prolix a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word prolix is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

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6-letter words (1 found)

PROLIX,

5-letter words (1 found)

OXLIP,

4-letter words (4 found)

LIPO,LOIR,PIRL,ROIL,

3-letter words (12 found)

LIP,LOP,LOR,LOX,OIL,PIR,PIX,POI,POL,POX,PRO,RIP,

2-letter words (10 found)

IO,LI,LO,OI,OP,OR,OX,PI,PO,XI,

You can make 28 words from prolix according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of prolix

prolix

Etymology

From Old French prolixe, from Latin prōlixus (“stretched out; courteous, favorable”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊ.lɪks/
  • (US) IPA(key): /pɹoʊˈlɪks/
  • Rhymes: -əʊlɪks, -ɪks

Adjective

prolix (comparative more prolix, superlative most prolix)

  1. Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
    Synonyms: verbose; see also Thesaurus:verbose
    Antonyms: see Thesaurus:concise
  2. (obsolete) Long; having great length.

Related terms

  • lax

Translations

Further reading

  • “prolix”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “prolix”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōlixus (“courteous, favorable”). Compare Spanish prolijo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [pɾuˈliks]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [pɾoˈliks]
  • Rhymes: -iks
  • Homophone: prolixs

Adjective

prolix (feminine prolixa, masculine plural prolixos, feminine plural prolixes)

  1. prolix

Derived terms

  • prolixament

Related terms

  • prolixitat

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French prolixe, from Latin prolixus.

Adjective

prolix m or n (feminine singular prolixă, masculine plural prolicși, feminine and neuter plural prolixe)

  1. prolix

Declension

Related terms

  • prolixitate

Source: wiktionary.org