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Is viol a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word viol is a Scrabble US word. The word viol is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is viol a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word viol is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

V4I1O1L1

Is viol a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word viol is a Words With Friends word. The word viol is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (1 found)

VIOL,

3-letter words (2 found)

OIL,VOL,

2-letter words (4 found)

IO,LI,LO,OI,

You can make 7 words from viol according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of viol

viol ivol voil ovil iovl oivl vilo ivlo vlio lvio ilvo livo voli ovli vloi lvoi olvi lovi iolv oilv ilov liov oliv loiv

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Definitions and meaning of viol

viol

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French viole, from Old French viol, from Old Occitan viola (modern Occitan viula), from Medieval Latin vitula (“stringed instrument”). Doublet of viola.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ.əl/
  • Rhymes: -aɪəl
  • Homophones: vial, vile

Noun

viol (plural viols)

  1. (music) A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold
    Synonyms: viola d'amore, viola da gamba, (informal) gamba
    Hypernym: stringed instrument
    Hyponyms: Baryton trios, chest of viols, division viol, lyra viol, pardessus de viole, triple contrabass viol, viola bastarde, violone
  2. (nautical) A large rope used to manipulate the anchor

Derived terms

Translations

References

  • 2010. Stradivari. Stewart Pollens. Pg. 143.

Verb

viol (third-person singular simple present viols, present participle violing, simple past and past participle violed)

  1. To play the viol.

Derived terms

French

Etymology

From Latin violō (“to violate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vjɔl/

Noun

viol m (plural viols)

  1. a rape

Derived terms

Related terms

  • violence
  • violer

Further reading

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

Norman

Etymology

From Latin violō (“to violate”).

Noun

viol m (plural viols)

  1. (Jersey) rape

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French viol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viˈol/

Noun

viol n (plural violuri)

  1. rape, violation
    Synonyms: batjocorire, necinstire, siluire, violare

Declension

Related terms

  • a viola
  • a răpi

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • feijel, phiol, fijol, fiohl, fiool, fiola, fiole, fiåll, fijoll, wiol, vijol, viool (16th century spellings)

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin viola. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk fiol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɪˈuːl/

Noun

viol c

  1. violet (the flower)

Declension

References

  • viol in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • viol in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • viol in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

  • oliv

Source: wiktionary.org