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Is propel a Scrabble word?

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

P3R1O1P3E1L1

Is propel a Scrabble UK word?

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

P3R1O1P3E1L1

Is propel a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word propel is a Words With Friends word. The word propel is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4R1O1P4E1L2

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6-letter words (2 found)

LOPPER,PROPEL,

5-letter words (4 found)

LOPER,POLER,PREOP,PROLE,

4-letter words (19 found)

EORL,LERP,LOPE,LORE,OLPE,ORLE,PEPO,PERP,PLOP,POEP,POLE,POPE,PORE,PREP,PROP,REPO,REPP,ROLE,ROPE,

3-letter words (16 found)

LEP,LOP,LOR,OLE,OPE,ORE,PEL,PEP,PER,POL,POP,PRE,PRO,REO,REP,ROE,

2-letter words (9 found)

EL,ER,LO,OE,OP,OR,PE,PO,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

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

Definitions and meaning of propel

propel

Etymology

From Middle English propellen (“drive out, expel”), from Latin propellō, from pro- (“forward”) and pellō (“I push, I move”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US, Canada) IPA(key): /pɹəˈpɛl/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /pɹəˈpel/
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

propel (third-person singular simple present propels, present participle propelling, simple past and past participle propelled)

  1. (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action, to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive forward.
  2. (transitive, figurative) To provide an impetus for non-physical change, to make to arrive to a certain situation or result.

Synonyms

  • (either): drive, push

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "either"): stay, halt, stop
  • (antonym(s) of "cause to move"): rest

Derived terms

Related terms

  • propulsion

Translations

Anagrams

  • lopper

Danish

Alternative forms

  • (rare) propeller

Etymology

From English propeller.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /propɛl/, [pʰʁ̥oˈpɛlˀ]

Noun

propel c (singular definite propellen, plural indefinite propeller)

  1. propeller (mechanical device used to propel)

Inflection

See also

  • propel on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da

Source: wiktionary.org