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Is sial a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sial is a Scrabble US word. The word sial is worth 4 points in Scrabble:

S1I1A1L1

Is sial a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sial is a Scrabble UK word and has 4 points:

S1I1A1L1

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Yes. The word sial is a Words With Friends word. The word sial is worth 5 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (4 found)

AILS,LIAS,SAIL,SIAL,

3-letter words (7 found)

AIL,AIS,ALS,LAS,LIS,SAI,SAL,

2-letter words (7 found)

AI,AL,AS,IS,LA,LI,SI,

You can make 18 words from sial according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of sial

sial isal sail asil iasl aisl sila isla slia lsia ilsa lisa sali asli slai lsai alsi lasi ials ails ilas lias alis lais

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Definitions and meaning of sial

sial

Etymology 1

Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of translingual Si (silicon) +‎ Al (aluminum).

Alternative forms

  • SiAl
  • sal

Noun

sial (uncountable)

  1. (geology) The rocks rich in silicon and aluminum that form the upper layer of the earth's crust, which lies beneath all continental landmasses.
Coordinate terms
  • sima
  • nife
Derived terms
  • sialic
  • ensialic

See also

  • KREEP

Etymology 2

From Malay sial.

Particle

sial

  1. (Singlish, Manglish) Alternative form of sia

References

Anagrams

  • Alis, Ilsa, Isla, LIAs, LISA, Lias, Lisa, SAIL, ails, lais, lias, sail

Atong (India)

Etymology

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-k-ywal (“jackal”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-k-jwal (“jackal”). Or from Bengali শিয়াল (śiẏal, “jackal”). Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-k-jwal (“jackal”) may be related to Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla) (whence Bengali শিয়াল (śiẏal)). Cognate with Garo si·ol (“jackal”).

Noun

sial

  1. jackal

References

  • van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Finnish

Etymology

From English sial.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiɑl/, [ˈs̠iɑ̝l]
  • Rhymes: -iɑl
  • Syllabification(key): si‧al

Noun

sial

  1. (geology) sial

Declension

Further reading

  • “sial”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Noun

sial m (plural siaux)

  1. (archaic) sial

Further reading

  • “sial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sial, from Classical Malay sial.

Adjective

sial

  1. unlucky
  2. (offensive) damn

Derived terms

Istriot

Noun

sial

  1. shawl

Malay

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sial]

Adjective

sial

  1. unlucky, cursed

Interjection

sial

  1. (vulgar) damn
Synonyms
  • kutuk, laknat (cursed)

Etymology 2

Either from English sial or a blend of silikon (“silicon”) +‎ aluminium (“aluminium”).

Noun

sial

  1. (geology) sial

Further reading

  • “sial” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Spanish

Noun

sial m (plural siales)

  1. sial

Source: wiktionary.org