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Yes. The word venal is a Scrabble US word. The word venal is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word venal is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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5-letter words (3 found)

ELVAN,NAVEL,VENAL,

4-letter words (13 found)

AVEL,ELAN,LANE,LAVE,LEAN,LEVA,NAVE,NEAL,VALE,VANE,VEAL,VELA,VENA,

3-letter words (11 found)

ALE,ANE,AVE,EAN,LAV,LEA,LEV,NAE,NAV,VAE,VAN,

2-letter words (9 found)

AE,AL,AN,EA,EL,EN,LA,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 37 words from venal according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of venal

venal evnal vneal nveal enval neval veanl evanl vaenl avenl eavnl aevnl vnael nvael vanel avnel navel anvel enavl neavl eanvl aenvl naevl anevl venla evnla vnela nvela envla nevla velna evlna vlena lvena elvna levna vnlea nvlea vlnea lvnea nlvea lnvea enlva nelva elnva lenva nleva lneva vealn evaln vaeln aveln eavln aevln velan evlan vlean lvean elvan levan valen avlen vlaen lvaen alven laven ealvn aelvn elavn leavn alevn laevn vnale nvale vanle avnle navle anvle vnlae nvlae vlnae lvnae nlvae lnvae valne avlne vlane lvane alvne lavne nalve anlve nlave lnave alnve lanve enalv nealv eanlv aenlv naelv anelv enlav nelav elnav lenav nleav lneav ealnv aelnv elanv leanv alenv laenv nalev anlev nlaev lnaev alnev lanev

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Definitions and meaning of venal

venal

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈviːnəl/
  • Rhymes: -iːnəl

Etymology 1

From Latin vēna (“vein”) +‎ -al.

Adjective

venal (comparative more venal, superlative most venal)

  1. Venous; pertaining to veins.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French vénal, from Old French venel, from Latin vēnālis (“for sale”), from vēnum (“something for sale”); compare vend.

Adjective

venal (comparative more venal, superlative most venal)

  1. (archaic) For sale; available for purchase.
    Synonym: purchasable
  2. Of a position, privilege etc.: available for purchase rather than assigned on merit.
  3. Capable of being bought (of a person); willing to take bribes.
    Synonym: crooked
    Antonyms: straight, honest, uncorrupt
  4. (of behaviour etc.) Corrupt, mercenary.
    • 1785, The Times, 9 Feb 1785, page 1, column C:
      Though there is a disposition in mankind, to declaim against the corruption and peculation of the present times, as being more venal than formerly; yet, if we look back to different periods, we shall find statesmen and politicians, as selfish and corrupt, […] as those who have lately figured on the political stage.
Usage notes

Venal behavior (bribery/corruption) is not to be confused with venial behavior (mildly wrong behavior).

Related terms
  • venally
Translations

Anagrams

  • Alven, Levan, elvan, levan, navel

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [bəˈnal]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [vəˈnal]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [veˈnal]

Etymology 1

From vena +‎ -al.

Adjective

venal m or f (masculine and feminine plural venals)

  1. venal, venous

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin vēnālis (“for sale”), from vēnum (“something for sale”).

Adjective

venal m or f (masculine and feminine plural venals)

  1. for sale, sellable
  2. venal (willing to take bribes)
    Synonym: subornable

Further reading

  • “venal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “venal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “venal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “venal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vēnālis.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: ven‧nal

Adjective

venal m or f (plural venais, not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) venal, venous (pertaining to veins)
    Synonym: venoso
  2. related to sales, commercial
    Synonym: comercial
  3. (figurative) easily bribable, capable of selling oneself; corrupt
    Synonym: corrupto

Derived terms

  • venalmente

References

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French vénal, from Latin venalis.

Adjective

venal m or n (feminine singular venală, masculine plural venali, feminine and neuter plural venale)

  1. venal, venous

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈnal/ [beˈnal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ve‧nal

Etymology 1

From vena +‎ -al.

Adjective

venal m or f (masculine and feminine plural venales)

  1. venous
    Synonym: venoso

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin vēnālis (“for sale”), from vēnum (“something for sale”).

Adjective

venal m or f (masculine and feminine plural venales)

  1. venal, corruptible
  2. for sale, sellable
Derived terms

Further reading

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

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