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Is repel a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word repel is a Scrabble US word. The word repel is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

R1E1P3E1L1

Is repel a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word repel is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

R1E1P3E1L1

Is repel a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word repel is a Words With Friends word. The word repel is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1E1P4E1L2

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5-letter words (2 found)

LEPER,REPEL,

4-letter words (10 found)

LEEP,LEER,LERE,LERP,PEEL,PEER,PELE,PERE,PREE,REEL,

3-letter words (10 found)

EEL,ERE,LEE,LEP,PEE,PEL,PER,PRE,REE,REP,

2-letter words (5 found)

EE,EL,ER,PE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

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

All 5 letters words made out of repel

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Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word repel. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in repel.

Definitions and meaning of repel

repel

Etymology

From Middle English repellen, a borrowing from Old French *repeller, from Latin repellere (“to drive back”), from re- (“back”) + pellere (“to drive”). Doublet of repeal.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: rĭ-pĕlʹ, IPA(key): /ɹɪˈpɛl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛl
  • Hyphenation: re‧pel

Verb

repel (third-person singular simple present repels, present participle repelling, simple past and past participle repelled)

  1. (transitive, now rare) To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc. [from 15th c.]
  2. (transitive) To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.). [from 15th c.]
  3. (transitive) To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.). [from 15th c.]
  4. (transitive) To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.). [from 15th c.]
  5. (transitive, physics) To force away by means of a repulsive force. [from 17th c.]
  6. (transitive) To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust. [from 18th c.]
  7. (transitive, sports) To save (a shot).

Conjugation

Antonyms

  • attract

Related terms

  • repellency
  • repellent
  • repulse
  • repulsion
  • repulsive

Translations

Further reading

  • “repel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “repel”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “repel”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Epler, Lepre, leper

Catalan

Alternative forms

  • repèl (pre-2016 spelling)

Etymology

From re- +‎ pèl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [rəˈpɛl]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [rəˈpəl]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [reˈpɛl]

Noun

repel m (plural repels)

  1. a hair out of place
  2. (woodworking) snag
  3. (dialectal) hangnail
    Synonym: repeló

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “repel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Source: wiktionary.org