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Definitions: Delectable |
DelectableAdjective1. Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste. 2. Capable of arousing desire; "the delectable Miss Haynes". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "delectable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Synonyms: DelectableSynonyms: delicious (adj), luscious (adj), pleasant-tasting (adj), scrumptious (adj), sexually attractive (adj), toothsome (adj), yummy (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Pain | Refreshing; comfortable; cordial; genial; glad, gladsome; sweet, delectable, nice, dainty; delicate, delicious; dulcet; luscious; palatable; luxurious, voluptuous; sensual. |
Savoriness | Adjective: savory, delicious, tasty, well-tasted, to one's taste, good, palatable, nice, dainty, delectable; toothful, toothsome; gustful, appetizing, lickerish, delicate, exquisite, rich, luscious, ambrosial, scrumptious, delightful. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Delectable |
| English words defined with "delectable": Delitable ♦ Indelectable ♦ sexually attractive. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "delectable": Delectable Mountains ♦ lodger. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "delectable": Delightable ♦ Indelectable. (references) |
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Screenplays | Oh oh these are delectable! Hey, Flappy! (Family Guy; writing credit: Dolores Payás) Theresa looked delectable today! (Passions; writing credit: Jean Chapot; Nelly Kaplan) | |
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 | Pogo]. If a pup is been ate, you gotta have a corpus delectable ..Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Significant figures of our time. 5. A successful mail-order business brings his most delectable productions into the homes of millions.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | LODGER, n. A less popular name for the Second Person of that delectable newspaper Trinity, the Roomer, the Bedder, and the Mealer. |
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| "Delectable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Delectable" is used about 100 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 100 | 32,668 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
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Beginning with "delectable": delectable-looking. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
delectable egg | 4 |
delectable | 4 |
delectable mountain quilt | 3 |
delectable edibles | 2 |
delectable mountain | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "delectable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | i këndshëm (agreeable, beauteous, beautiful, delicious, dreamy, dulcet, entertaining, funny, good, good humoured, good tempered, good-humored, goodly, graceful, gracious, grateful, handsome, jocose, jocund, jolly, likable, likeable, lovely, nice, palatable, piquant, pleasant, pretty, Savory, savoury, smooth, soft, sweet, sympathetic), i kënaqshëm (passable, pleasing, satisfactory). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | لذيذ (dainty, delicious, delightful, flavorful, flavourful, good, nice, palatable, pleasant, sapid, savory, sweet, sympathetic, tasteful, tasty, toothsome, unique, yummy), سار جدا (delightful). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | възхитителен (admirable, adorable, delicious, delightful, lovely, unexceptionable, wonderful), прекрасен (admirable, adorable, beauteous, excellent, lovely, marvellous, marvelous, noble, splendid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 悦人. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | zábavný (amusing, entertaining, humorous, light, pleasant, sporting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | لذیذ (Luscious, Palatable, Pleasurable, Toothsome, Yummy), خوشگوار. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | délicieux (delicate, delicious, delightful), délectable (delicious, deliciously, delightful). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | köstlich (delectably, delicate, delicious, deliciously, delightful, exquisite, luscious, lusciously, magnificent, magnificently, priceless, rich). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ευχάριστοσ (agreeable, congenial, consonant, convivial, cosy, cozy, engaging, gladsome, groovy, jaunty, piquant, pleasant, pleasing, satisfactory), απολαυστικόσ (enjoyable, pleasurable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מע ' (pleasurable), טעים (palatable, savoury, succulent, tasteful, tasty, toothsome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | élvezetes (amusing, delightsome, enjoyable, pleasurable), kellemes (affable, agreeable, benign, bland, comfortable, comfy, congenial, cushy, dainty, debonair, delicate, dulcet, engaging, enjoyable, fine, genial, glad, grateful, harmonious, likable, lovely, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, refined, soft, suave, sweet, to elate, welcome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | delizioso (delicious, delightful, lovely, luscious, rapturing, scrumptious, yummy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | taitnyssagh (acceptable, amiable, amusing, appealing, charmed, congenial, delightful, enchanting, endearing, enjoyable, entertaining, grateful, likeable, nice, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing, scrumptious). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | electableday delicioso (charming, delicious, delightful, delightsome, fragrant, gombeen, lovely, luscious, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy), deleitável (delightsome, pleasure), agradável (agreeable, amiable, comely, congenial, cushy, delightful, easy, enjoyable, entertaining, fine, genial, Gladstone, glory, good humoured, good natured, good-humored, goodly, gracious, grate, gratefully, Hale, hopeful, kindly, lovely, merry, music box, musical comedy, neat, nice, nutty, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing, racy, restful, she is pretty, snug, sober-blooded, soft, songful, stunner, suave, taking, welcome, well done, well-natured). (various references) восхитительный (admirable, adorable, delicious, delightful, delightsome, duck of, entrancing, goluptious, killing, lovely, ravishing, scrumptious). (various references) sladak (cute, luscious, mellifluent, mellifluous, sleek, sweet), prijatan (agreeable, bonny, conversable, cosy, cozy, enjoyable, gratified, gratifying, jolly, nice, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, savory, savoury, welcome). (various references) delicioso (delicious, delightful, lovely, luscious, lush). (various references) ljuvlig (cheery, delightful, dulcet, exquisite, heavenly, lovely, luscious). (various references) sevimli (amiable, appealing, bonny, charming, cuddlesome, cuddly, cunning, cute, fair, likable, likeable, lovable, lovely, nice, pleasant, prettily, pretty, sapid, sympathetic, winning, winsome), nefis (ambrosial, awfully nice, beautiful, beyond praise, dainty, delicious, delightly, excellent, exquisite, fine, marvellous, marvelous, peachy, scrumptious, stunning, yummy, yum-yum), hoş (affable, agreeable, beautiful, bonny, canny, charming, clean-cut, congenial, debonair, debonaire, delicious, delightful, desirable, elegant, enjoyable, fine, fragrant, handsome, jolly, kind, kindly, likable, likeable, lovable, lovely, nice, nicely, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, prettily, pretty, sapid, smart, smooth, suave, subtile, subtle, sweetly, tuneful, well, winning, winsome). (various references) чудовий (a, admirable, adorable, ambrosial, bang up, beautiful, brave, bright, bully, capital, champion, charming, clinking, consummate, crack, Dandy, delicious, delightful, eminent, excellent, fine, flawless, glorious, goluptious, gorgeous, immense, magnific, magnifical, magnificent, noble, notable, noted, palmary, peachy, posh, prime, princely, proper, providential, ravishing, remarkable, resplendent, ripping, something like, sovereign, spiffing, superb, super-duper, topping, undeniable, way out, wizard, wonderful), прекрасний (admirable, adorable, ambrosial, beauteous, capital, delicious, fine, out of this world, something like, splendid, splendiferous), при"мний (acceptable, agreeable, amiable, balmy, beautiful, boon, canny, clean-cut, complimentary, couth, cozy, cushy, dulcet, easy, enjoyable, glad, good, goodly, graceful, grateful, jocund, kindly, lepid, nice, nutty, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing, pretty, redolent, satisfactory, tasty, welcome, yummy). (various references) thú vị (diverting, enjoyable, entertaining, merry, nicely, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, pretty, rorty), ngon l nh (tastable, toothsome), khoái trá (rorty). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | delectabile. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Isaiah Chapter 44, Verse 9 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Oi plassonteV kai glufonteV panteV mataioi oi poiounteV ta kataqumia autwn a ouk wfelhsei autouV alla aiscunqhsontai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Plastae idoli omnes nihil sunt et amantissima eorum non proderunt eis ipsi sunt testes eorum quia non vident neque intellegunt ut confundantur |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The foormeres of the mawmet alle noyt ben, and the most loued thingus of them shul not profiten to them; thei witnesses of hem ben, for thei seen not, ne vnderstonde, that thei be confoundid. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Those who make a pictured image are all of them as nothing, and the things of their desire will be of no profit to them: and their servants see not, and have no knowledge; so they will be put to shame. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Isaiah Chapter 44, Verse 9 |
| Bulgarian | 'сички, които образуват изваяни идоли, са за посрамление; И многожелателните им неща са безполезни; И те сами им са свидетели; не виждат нито разбират, За да се засрамят. |
| Cebuano | ¶ Sila nga nanagkulit ug usa ka linilok nga larawan silang tanan lonlon kakawangan; ug ang mga butang nga ilang gikalipayan dili magapulos; ug ang ilang kaugalingon nga mga saksi dili makakita, ni makaila: aron nga sila pagapakaulawan. |
| Chinese | 製 雕 刻 偶 像 的 、 盡 都 虛 空 ． 他 們 所 喜 悅 的 、 都 無 益 處 ． 他 們 的 見 證 、 無 所 看 見 、 無 所 知 曉 、 他 們 便 覺 羞 愧 。 |
| Croatian | Tko god pravi kipove, ništavan je, i dragocjenosti njegove ne koriste nièemu. Svjedoci njihovi ništa ne vide i ništa ne znaju, da im budu na sramotu. |
| Danish | De, der laver Gudebilleder, er alle intet, og deres kære Guder gavner intet; deres Vidner ser intet og kender intet, at de må blive til Skamme. |
| Dutch | De formeerders van gesneden beelden zijn al te zamen ijdelheid, en hun gewenste dingen doen geen nut; ja, zij zelven zijn hun getuigen; zij zien niet, en zij weten niet, daarom zullen zij beschaamd worden. |
| Finnish | Jumalankuvien tekijät ovat turhia kaikki tyynni, eivätkä nuo heidän rakkaansa mitään auta; niiden todistajat eivät näe eivätkä tiedä mitään, ja niin he joutuvat häpeään. |
| French | Ceux qui fabriquent des idoles ne sont tous que vanité, Et leurs plus belles oeuvres ne servent rien; Elles le témoignent elles-mêmes: Elles n`ont ni la vue, ni l`intelligence, Afin qu`ils soient dans la confusion. |
| German | Die Götzenmacher sind allzumal eitel, und ihr Köstliches ist nichts nütze. Sie sind ihre Zeugen und sehen nichts; darum müssen sie zu Schanden werden. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Tout moun k'ap fè estati zidòl yo, se moun ki pa vo anyen. Bondye yo renmen anpil yo pa ka fè anyen pou yo. Moun k'ap pran pou yo se moun ki pa wè, moun ki pa konn anyen. Se pou sa yo pral wont pita. |
| Hungarian | A bálványok csinálói mind hiábavalók, és kedvenczeik mit sem használnak, és tanuik nem látnak és nem tudnak, hogy megszégyenüljenek. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Orang-orang yang membuat patung berhala itu tidak berguna, dan dewa-dewa yang mereka puja itu tidak berfaedah. Orang-orang yang menyembah patung itu buta dan tidak tahu apa-apa, sebab itu mereka akan mendapat malu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Adapun segala orang yang merupakan patung ukiran itu bersama-sama sia-sialah adanya, dan perbuatan mereka itu yang indah-indah itu tiada berguna; sekalian itu naiklah saksi atas dirinya; suatupun tiada dilihatnya, suatupun tiada diketahuinya, niscaya kemalu-maluanlah mereka itu kelak! |
| Italian | I fabbricatori di idoli sono tutti vanit e le loro opere preziose non giovano a nulla; ma i loro devoti non vedono né capiscono affatto e perciò saranno coperti di vergogna. |
| Korean | 우 상 을 만 " " 자 " 다 허 망 하 도 다 그 " 의 기 뻐 하 " 우 상 은 무 익 한 것 이 어 늘 그 것 의 증 인 " 은 보 지 도 못 하 며 알 지 도 못 하 니 그 러 므 로 수 치 를 당 하 리 라 |
| Maori | ¶ Ko nga kaiwhakaahua o te whakapakoko, he horihori katoa ratou; kahore hoki he pai o a ratou mea ahuareka: ko o ratou kaiwhakaatu kahore e kite, kahore e mohio; e whakama ai ratou. |
| Norwegian | De som lager utskårne billeder, er alle sammen intet, og deres kjære guder er til ingen nytte, og de som gir dem vidnesbyrd, ser ikke og skjønner ikke, så de skal bli til skamme. |
| Portuguese | Todos os artífices de imagens esculpidas são nada; e as suas coisas mais desejáveis são de nenhum préstimo; e suas próprias testemunhas nada vêem nem entendem, para que eles sejam confundidos. |
| Rumanian | Ceice fac idoli, toyi sknt dewertqciune, wi cele mai frumoase lucrqri ale lor nu slujesc la nimic. Ele knsele mqrturisesc lucrul acesta: n`au nici vedere, nici pricepere, tocmai ca sq rqmknq de ruwine. |
| Russian | дЕМБАЭЙЕ Й"ПМПЧ ЧУЕ ОЙЮФПЦОЩ, Й ЧПЦ"ЕМЕООЕКЫЙЕ ЙИ ОЕ ТЙОПУСФ ОЙЛБЛПК ПМШЪЩ, Й ПОЙ УБНЙ УЕ'Е УЧЙ"ЕФЕМЙ Ч ФПН. пОЙ ОЕ ЧЙ"СФ Й ОЕ ТБЪХНЕАФ, Й ПФПНХ 'Х"ХФ ПУТБНМЕОЩ. |
| Spanish | Los que dan forma a las imágenes talladas, todos son sólo vanidad; lo más precioso de ellos no sirve para nada. Y en cuanto a sus testigos, ellos mismos no ven ni conocen, para su propia vergüenza. |
| Swedish | Avgudamakarna äro allasammans idel tomhet, och deras kära gudar kunna icke hjälpa. Deras bekännare se själva intet och förstå intet; därför måste de ock komma på skam. |
| Thai | บรร"าผู้ที่ทำรูปเคารพสลักต่างก็ไร้ประโยชน์ใ"ๆทั้งสิ้น และสิ่งที่เขาปีติยิน"ีนั้นก็ไม่เป็นประโยชน์ เขาเป็นพยานของเขาเอง พยานเหล่านั้นทั้งไม่เห็นและไม่รู้ เพื่อเขาจะต้องอับอาย |
| Ukrainian | ¶ 'сі, що роблять бовванів, марнота вони, і їхні улюбленці не помагають, а свідками того самі: не бачать вони та не знають, щоб застидатись! |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "delectable": delectables. (additional references) | |
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"Delectable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: delecatable, delectible, deletable, delictable, deluctable, Electrabel, relocatable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "delectable" (pronounced dule"ktubul) |
| 9 | -u l e" k t u b u l | collectible, electable, uncollectible, unelectable. |
| 7 | -e" k t u b u l | detectable, injectable, respectable, undetectable. |
| 6 | -k t u b u l | deductible, indestructible, intractable, nondeductible, predictable, retractable, tractable, unpredictable. |
| 5 | -t u b u l | acceptable, accountable, adaptable, adjustable, adoptable, attributable, charitable, comfortable, compatible, constable, contemptible, contestable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, creditable, debatable, digestible, discountable, disreputable, eatable, equitable, excitable, exportable, forfeitable, forgettable, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hospitable, imitable, immutable, imperceptible, implantable, incompatible, incontrovertible, indisputable, indomitable, inequitable, inevitable, inexhaustible, inflatable, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, inscrutable, insupportable, insurmountable, interruptible, investable, irrefutable, irresistible, irritable, lamentable, marketable, nonconvertible, notable, palatable, patentable, perceptible, portable, potable, presentable, preventable, printable, profitable, prosecutable, quotable, redoubtable, regrettable, rentable, repeatable, reportable, reputable, resettable, suggestible, suitable, supportable, susceptible, transmittable, transportable, treatable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unbeatable, uncomfortable, unforgettable, uninhabitable, unpalatable, unprintable, unprofitable, unsuitable, unsupportable, vegetable, veritable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | abominable, accessible, achievable, actionable, addressable, admirable, admissible, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, classifiable, collapsible, Combinable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, consumable, controllable, credible, crucible, culpable, curable, defensible, definable, degradable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, determinable, developable, disagreeable, discernible, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, edible, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, hon, honorable, horrible, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, immiscible, immovable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, impermissible, implacable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indispensable, indistinguishable, indivisible, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inescapable, inexcusable, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflexible, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, intolerable, invaluable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palpable, parable, passable, payable, peaceable, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, possible, practicable, preferable, probable, programmable, provable, punishable, questionable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, reducible, refundable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, repairable, repayable, replaceable, reprehensible, resealable, responsible, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, survivable, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, tunable, typeable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbelievable, unbuildable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, venerable, verifiable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-d-e-e-e-l-l-t" | |
-1 letter: electable. | |
-3 letters: beetled, belaced, belated, bleated, cadelle, cleated, debacle, elected, labeled. | |
-4 letters: balled, ballet, beadle, bedell, beetle, belled, belted, cabled, cablet, called, callet, cellae, celled, debate, delate, delete, elated, tabled, talced. | |
-5 letters: abele, acted, allee, baled, bated, bedel, belle, betel, blade, blate, bleat, bleed, cable, cadet, celeb, cella, clade, cleat, dealt, decal, delta, eclat, elate, elect, label, laced, ladle, lated, table, telae. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-c-d-e-e-e-l-l-t" | |
+1 letter: deflectable, delectables. | |
+5 letters: delectabilities. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 65 6C 65 63 74 61 62 6C 65 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. . .-.. . -.-. - .- -... .-.. . |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01100101 01101100 01100101 01100011 01110100 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D e l e c t a b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0065 006C 0065 0063 0074 0061 0062 006C 0065 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)38717871698667687871 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Expressions 10. Expressions: Internet 11. Translations: Modern 12. Translations: Ancient | 13. Bible Trace 14. Derivations 15. Rhymes 16. Anagrams | 17. Orthography 18. Bibliography |
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