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Is sullen a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sullen is a Scrabble US word. The word sullen is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is sullen a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sullen is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

S1U1L1L1E1N1

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6-letter words (2 found)

SULLEN,UNSELL,

5-letter words (3 found)

LUNES,NULLS,SNELL,

4-letter words (9 found)

ELLS,LENS,LUES,LUNE,LUNS,NULL,SELL,SLUE,ULES,

3-letter words (14 found)

ELL,ELS,ENS,LES,LEU,LUN,NUS,SEL,SEN,SUE,SUN,ULE,UNS,USE,

2-letter words (7 found)

EL,EN,ES,NE,NU,UN,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 36 words from sullen according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of sullen

sullen

Etymology

From Middle English solein, from Anglo-Norman soleyn (“alone”), from Old French sole (“single, sole, alone”), from Latin sōlus (“by oneself alone”). The change in meaning from "single" to morose occurred in Middle English.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: sŭlʹən, IPA(key): /ˈsʌlən/
  • Rhymes: -ʌlən
  • Hyphenation: sul‧len

Adjective

sullen (comparative sullener, superlative sullenest)

  1. Having a brooding ill temper; sulky.
    • 2007, Steven Wilson, "Normal", Porcupine Tree, Nil Recurring.
  2. Gloomy; dismal; foreboding.
  3. Sluggish; slow.
  4. (obsolete) Lonely; solitary; desolate.
  5. (obsolete) Mischievous; malignant; unpropitious.
  6. (obsolete) Obstinate; intractable.

Synonyms

(in a bad mood):

  • sulky, morose

Antonyms

  • cheerful
  • content
  • lighthearted
  • pleased

Translations

Noun

sullen (plural sullens)

  1. (obsolete) One who is solitary, or lives alone; a hermit.
  2. (in the plural) Sullen feelings or manners; sulks; moroseness.

Anagrams

  • unsell

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch sulan.

Verb

sullen

  1. (auxiliary) must, to have to
  2. (auxiliary, negated) may, be allowed to
  3. (auxiliary) will, shall, be going to (future tense)
  4. (auxiliary, in the past tense) to be about to (inchoative)
  5. (modal auxiliary) indicates a possible or hypothetical situation
  6. (modal auxiliary) indicates information garnered from a third party that may or may not be reliable

Inflection

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Alternative forms

  • suelen
  • sēlen
  • sellen
  • sōlen
  • sollen

Descendants

  • Dutch: zullen
    • Afrikaans: sal
    • Jersey Dutch: zal
    • Negerhollands: sa, sal
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: sa
  • Limburgish: zölle, zólle

Further reading

  • “sullen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sullen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Verb

sullen

  1. Alternative form of sellen

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

Verb

sūllen

  1. first-person singular past indicative of suollit

Source: wiktionary.org