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Is sedulous a Scrabble word?

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

S1E1D2U1L1O1U1S1

Is sedulous a Scrabble UK word?

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

S1E1D2U1L1O1U1S1

Is sedulous a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word sedulous is a Words With Friends word. The word sedulous is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1E1D2U2L2O1U2S1

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8-letter words (1 found)

SEDULOUS,

7-letter words (1 found)

DULOSES,

6-letter words (12 found)

DOSSEL,DOUSES,DULSES,EUSOLS,LOUSED,LOUSES,OUSELS,SOLDES,SOLEUS,SOULED,SOUSED,ULOSES,

5-letter words (33 found)

DELOS,DOLES,DOSES,DOUSE,DUELS,DULES,DULSE,EUSOL,LEUDS,LODES,LOESS,LOSED,LOSES,LOUED,LOUSE,LUDES,LUDOS,LUSUS,OUSEL,SLEDS,SLOES,SLUED,SLUES,SLUSE,SOLDE,SOLDS,SOLED,SOLES,SOLUS,SOULS,SOUSE,SULUS,SUSED,

4-letter words (54 found)

DELO,DELS,DEUS,DOES,DOLE,DOLS,DOSE,DOSS,DSOS,DUEL,DUES,DULE,DUOS,ELDS,LESS,LEUD,LODE,LODS,LOSE,LOSS,LOUD,LOUS,LUDE,LUDO,LUDS,LUES,ODES,OLDE,OLDS,OLES,OSES,OUDS,OULD,SELD,SELS,SLED,SLOE,SLUE,SODS,SOLD,SOLE,SOLS,SOUL,SOUS,SUDS,SUED,SUES,SULU,SUSU,UDOS,ULES,ULUS,USED,USES,

3-letter words (40 found)

DEL,DOE,DOL,DOS,DSO,DUE,DUO,EDS,ELD,ELS,ESS,LED,LES,LEU,LOD,LOS,LOU,LUD,ODE,ODS,OES,OLD,OLE,OSE,OUD,OUS,SED,SEL,SOD,SOL,SOS,SOU,SUD,SUE,SUS,UDO,UDS,ULE,ULU,USE,

2-letter words (12 found)

DE,DO,ED,EL,ES,LO,OD,OE,OS,OU,SO,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 154 words from sedulous according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of sedulous

sedulous

Etymology

From Latin sēdulus (“diligent, industrious, sedulous; solicitous; unremitting; zealous”) + English -ous. Sēdulus is probably derived from sēdulō (“diligently; carefully; purposely; zealously”) (possibly from sē- (prefix meaning ‘without’) + dolō (singular of dolus (“deceit, deception; evil intent, malice”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to count, reckon”))) + -us (suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɛd͡ʒʊləs/, /ˈsɛdjʊ-/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɛd͡ʒələs/
  • Hyphenation: se‧dul‧ous

Adjective

sedulous (comparative more sedulous, superlative most sedulous)

  1. Of a person: diligent in application or pursuit; constant and persevering in business or in endeavours to effect a goal; steadily industrious.
    Synonyms: assiduous; see also Thesaurus:industrious
  2. Of an activity: carried out with diligence.
    • 1907, E.M. Forster, The Longest Journey, Part II, XVII [Uniform ed., p. 169]:
      He had much to learn about boys, and he learnt not by direct observation—for which he believed he was unfitted—but by sedulous imitation of the more experienced masters.

Derived terms

  • sedulously
  • sedulousness

Related terms

  • sedulity

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Further reading

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

Source: wiktionary.org