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Is vertical a Scrabble word?

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

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Is vertical a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Yes. The word vertical is a Words With Friends word. The word vertical is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

VERTICAL,

7-letter words (8 found)

ARTICLE,CALIVER,CAVILER,CLAVIER,RECITAL,TALCIER,VALERIC,VELARIC,

6-letter words (22 found)

ACTIVE,ATELIC,CALVER,CARTEL,CARVEL,CAVIER,CITRAL,CLARET,CLAVER,CLAVIE,ECLAIR,LACIER,RECTAL,RELICT,RETAIL,RETIAL,RICTAL,TAILER,TAIVER,TARCEL,TRAVEL,VARLET,

5-letter words (84 found)

AIVER,ALERT,ALIVE,ALTER,AREIC,ARIEL,ARTEL,ARTIC,AVERT,CALVE,CARET,CARLE,CARTE,CARVE,CATER,CAVEL,CAVER,CAVIE,CAVIL,CERIA,CITAL,CITER,CIVET,CLART,CLAVE,CLAVI,CLEAR,CLEAT,CRATE,CRAVE,ECLAT,ERICA,ERVIL,EVICT,ICTAL,ILEAC,IRATE,LACER,LACET,LATER,LAVER,LIART,LITER,LITRE,LIVER,LIVRE,RAILE,RATEL,RAVEL,REACT,RECAL,RECIT,RECTA,RECTI,RELIC,RELIT,RETIA,RIVAL,RIVEL,RIVET,TALER,TAVER,TELIA,TELIC,TERAI,TICAL,TILER,TRACE,TRAIL,TRAVE,TRIAC,TRIAL,TRICE,VAIRE,VALET,VAREC,VATIC,VELAR,VICAR,VILER,VIRAL,VITAE,VITAL,VRAIC,

4-letter words (107 found)

ACER,ACRE,AIRT,ALEC,ALIT,ARET,ARIL,ARLE,ARTI,AVEL,AVER,CARE,CARL,CART,CATE,CAVE,CEIL,CELT,CERT,CIEL,CIRE,CIRL,CITE,CIVE,CLAT,CLIT,CRIA,CRIT,EARL,ERIC,ETIC,EVIL,ICER,ILEA,LACE,LAER,LAIC,LAIR,LARE,LARI,LATE,LATI,LAVE,LEAR,LEAT,LEIR,LEVA,LIAR,LICE,LIER,LIRA,LIRE,LITE,LIVE,RACE,RAIL,RAIT,RALE,RATE,RAVE,REAL,RIAL,RICE,RIEL,RILE,RITE,RIVA,RIVE,TACE,TAEL,TAIL,TALC,TALE,TALI,TARE,TEAL,TEAR,TEIL,TELA,TIAR,TICE,TIER,TILE,TIRE,TIRL,TRIE,VAIL,VAIR,VALE,VALI,VARE,VEAL,VEIL,VELA,VERA,VERT,VIAE,VIAL,VICE,VIER,VILE,VIRE,VIRL,VITA,VITE,VLEI,VRIL,

3-letter words (61 found)

ACE,ACT,AIL,AIR,AIT,ALE,ALT,ARC,ARE,ART,ATE,AVE,CAL,CAR,CAT,CEL,CIT,EAR,EAT,ELT,ERA,ETA,ICE,IRE,ITA,LAC,LAR,LAT,LAV,LEA,LEI,LET,LEV,LIE,LIT,RAI,RAT,RAV,REC,REI,RET,REV,RIA,RIT,TAE,TAI,TAR,TAV,TEA,TEC,TEL,TIC,TIE,TIL,VAC,VAE,VAR,VAT,VET,VIA,VIE,

2-letter words (16 found)

AE,AI,AL,AR,AT,EA,EL,ER,ET,IT,LA,LI,RE,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 300 words from vertical according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of vertical

vertical

Alternative forms

  • vertic (poetical)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/
  • (US) enPR: vûr'tĭkəl, IPA(key): /ˈvɝ.ɾɪ.kəl/, /ˈvɝ.ɾə.kəl/

Adjective

vertical (comparative more vertical, superlative most vertical)

  1. Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.
  2. In a two-dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis y oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis x.
  3. In a three-dimensional co-ordinate system, describing the axis z oriented normal (perpendicular, orthogonal) to the basic plane xy.
  4. (marketing) Of or pertaining to vertical markets.
  5. (wine tasting) Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.
  6. (music) Of an interval: having the two notes sound simultaneously.
    Synonym: harmonic
    Antonym: horizontal

Antonyms

  • horizontal

Derived terms

Related terms

  • vortal

Translations

Noun

vertical (plural verticals)

  1. A vertex or zenith.
  2. A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.
  3. An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.
  4. A vertical component of a structure.
  5. (marketing) A vertical market.

Further reading

  • “vertical”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin verticālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beɾtiˈkal/, [beɾ.t̪iˈkal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: ver‧ti‧cal

Adjective

vertical (epicene, plural verticales)

  1. vertical

Antonyms

  • horizontal

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin verticālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [bər.tiˈkal]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [vər.tiˈkal]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [veɾ.tiˈkal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: ver‧ti‧cal

Adjective

vertical m or f (masculine and feminine plural verticals)

  1. vertical
    Antonym: horitzontal

Derived terms

  • verticalment

French

Etymology

From Late Latin verticālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛʁ.ti.kal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: ver‧ti‧cal
  • Homophones: verticale, verticales

Adjective

vertical (feminine verticale, masculine plural verticaux, feminine plural verticales)

  1. vertical

Derived terms

  • barre verticale

Further reading

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

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin verticālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beɾtiˈkal/ [beɾ.t̪iˈkɑɫ]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: ver‧ti‧cal

Adjective

vertical m or f (plural verticais)

  1. vertical
    Antonym: horizontal

Derived terms

  • verticalmente

Ladin

Etymology

From Late Latin verticālis.

Adjective

vertical m (feminine singular verticala, masculine plural verticai, feminine plural verticales)

  1. vertical

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Late Latin verticālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛrtiˈkal/

Adjective

vertical

  1. vertical

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin verticālis.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: ver‧ti‧cal

Adjective

vertical m or f (plural verticais, not comparable)

  1. vertical
    Antonym: horizontal

Derived terms

  • verticalmente

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • вертикал (vertical) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from French vertical.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vertiˈkal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: ver‧ti‧cal

Adjective

vertical m or n (feminine singular verticală, masculine plural verticali, feminine and neuter plural verticale)

  1. vertical

Declension

Related terms

  • verticalitate

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin verticālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beɾtiˈkal/ [beɾ.t̪iˈkal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ver‧ti‧cal

Adjective

vertical m or f (masculine and feminine plural verticales)

  1. vertical
  2. portrait (a print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.; in smartphones)

Antonyms

  • horizontal

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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