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Is symbol a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word symbol is a Scrabble US word. The word symbol is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is symbol a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word symbol is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

S1Y4M3B3O1L1

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Yes. The word symbol is a Words With Friends word. The word symbol is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

SYMBOL,

5-letter words (2 found)

MOLYS,MOYLS,

4-letter words (15 found)

BOYS,LOBS,LOYS,LYMS,MOBS,MOBY,MOLS,MOLY,MOYL,MOYS,OLMS,SLOB,SOMY,SYBO,YOBS,

3-letter words (22 found)

BOS,BOY,BYS,LOB,LOS,LOY,LYM,MOB,MOL,MOS,MOY,OBS,OLM,OMS,OYS,SLY,SOB,SOL,SOM,SOY,YOB,YOM,

2-letter words (11 found)

BO,BY,LO,MO,MY,OB,OM,OS,OY,SO,YO,

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

Definitions and meaning of symbol

symbol

Etymology

From French symbole, from Latin symbolus, symbolum (“a sign, mark, token, symbol, in Late Latin also a creed”), from Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon, “a sign by which one infers something; a mark, token, badge, ticket, tally, check, a signal, watchword, outward sign”), from συμβάλλω (sumbállō, “I throw together, dash together, compare, correspond, tally, come to a conclusion”), from σύν (sún, “with, together”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw, put”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: sĭmbəl, IPA(key): /ˈsɪmbəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɪmbəl
  • Hyphenation: sym‧bol
  • Homophone: cymbal

Noun

symbol (plural symbols)

  2. A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
  4. A thing considered the embodiment or cardinal exemplar of a concept, theme, or other thing.
  6. (linguistics) A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.
  8. A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.
  10. (crystallography) The numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes.
  12. (obsolete) That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty.
  14. (obsolete) Share; allotment.
  16. (programming) An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.
  18. (telecommunications) A signalling event on a communications channel; a signal that cannot be further divided into meaningful information.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • diabolical
  • symbolic
  • symbolize
  • symbolism

Translations

Verb

symbol (third-person singular simple present symbols, present participle symboling or symbolling, simple past and past participle symboled or symbolled)

  1. To symbolize.

Translations

See also

  • punctuation

Further reading

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

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin symbolum.

Noun

symbol m inan

  1. symbol

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

  • symbol in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • symbol in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon, “a sign by which one infers something; a mark, token, badge, ticket, tally, check, a signal, watchword, outward sign”), via Latin symbolum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /symboːl/, [symˈb̥oːˀl]
  • Rhymes: -oːl

Noun

symbol n (singular definite symbolet, plural indefinite symboler)

  1. symbol

Inflection

Derived terms

  • statussymbol

Related terms

  • symbolik
  • symbolisere
  • symbolisme
  • symbolist
  • symbolsk

Further reading

  • symbol on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon) via Latin symbolum.

Noun

symbol n (definite singular symbolet, indefinite plural symbol or symboler, definite plural symbola or symbolene)

  1. a symbol

Derived terms

  • statussymbol
  • symbolisme

Related terms

  • symbolisere
  • symbolsk

References

  • “symbol” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon) via Latin symbolum.

Noun

symbol n (definite singular symbolet, indefinite plural symbol, definite plural symbola)

  1. a symbol

Derived terms

  • statussymbol
  • symbolisme

Related terms

  • symbolsk

References

  • “symbol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French symbole, from Latin symbolum, from Ancient Greek σῠ́μβολον (súmbolon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɨm.bɔl/
  • Rhymes: -ɨmbɔl
  • Syllabification: sym‧bol

Noun

symbol m inan

  1. symbol

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • symbol in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • symbol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin symbolum, cognate with English symbol. Compare also Danish symbol, Norwegian Nynorsk symbol, and Norwegian Bokmål symbol.

Pronunciation

Noun

symbol c

  1. symbol

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • symbol in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • symbol in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • sumbol

Etymology

From English symbol, from French symbole, from Latin symbolus, symbolum (“a sign, mark, token, symbol, in Late Latin also a creed”), from Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon, “a sign by which one infers something; a mark, token, badge, ticket, tally, check, a signal, watchword, outward sign”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈsɨ̞mbɔl/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈsɪmbɔl/

Usage notes

Being a word borrowed from English derived from Greek, the y in symbol is pronounced /ɨ̞, ɪ/ rather than expected /ə/. To preserve consistency between pronunciation and spelling, some prefer to spell this word sumbol. Nevertheless, symbol is the more common spelling of the two. See pyramid/puramid, synthesis/sunthesis, system/sustem for similar examples.

Noun

symbol m (plural symbolau, not mutable)

  1. symbol

Derived terms

  • symbolaeth (“symbolism”)
  • symbolaidd (“symbolic”)
  • symboleiddio (“symbolise”)
  • symbolwr (“symbolist”)
  • symbolydd (“symbolist”)

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “symbol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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