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Is umbral a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word umbral is a Scrabble US word. The word umbral is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

U1M3B3R1A1L1

Is umbral a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word umbral is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

U1M3B3R1A1L1

Is umbral a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word umbral is a Words With Friends word. The word umbral is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

U2M4B4R1A1L2

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6-letter words (4 found)

BRUMAL,LABRUM,LUMBAR,UMBRAL,

5-letter words (7 found)

ALBUM,LARUM,LUBRA,MURAL,RUMAL,RUMBA,UMBRA,

4-letter words (17 found)

ALUM,ARUM,BALM,BALU,BARM,BAUR,BLAM,BLUR,BURA,BURL,LAMB,LUMA,MARL,MAUL,MURA,MURL,UMRA,

3-letter words (23 found)

ALB,ALU,AMU,ARB,ARM,BAL,BAM,BAR,BRA,BRU,BUM,BUR,LAB,LAM,LAR,LUM,LUR,MAL,MAR,RAM,RUB,RUM,URB,

2-letter words (10 found)

AB,AL,AM,AR,BA,LA,MA,MU,UM,UR,

You can make 61 words from umbral according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of umbral

umbral

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʌmbɹəl/
  • Rhymes: -ʌmbɹəl
  • Homophone: umbrel

Adjective

umbral (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to an umbra.
  2. (mathematics) Of or relating to umbral calculus.

Derived terms

  • umbral algebra
  • umbral calculus
  • umbral moonshine

Anagrams

  • Labrum, brumal, labrum, lumbar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish umbral (“doorstep, threshold”), from Catalan limbrar, from Latin limināris. Doublet of liminar and limiar.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: um‧bral

Noun

umbral m (plural umbrais)

  1. threshold (area in front of a door)
    Synonyms: limiar, soleira
  2. jamb (upright post that frames a door or window)
    Synonym: ombreira
  3. (Spiritism) a shadowy transitory realm to where immoral spirits are attracted after their physical death

Related terms

  • umbralino

References

Spanish

Etymology

From lumbral, from Latin līmināris. Influenced by lumbre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /umˈbɾal/ [ũmˈbɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: um‧bral

Noun

umbral m (plural umbrales)

  1. doorstep; stoop
  2. (figurative) threshold

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: umbral

Further reading

  • “umbral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org