7 Letters
4 Consonants
3 Vowels
3 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use literal as a article, adjective satellite or as a noun in a sentence.
About Literal
A 3 syllables article and 7 letters with the letters a, e, i, l, r, and t, 4 consonants, 3 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter e. Literal starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters l, li, lit, lite, liter, and the ending characters are l, al, ral, eral, teral, ..
Definition
A mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
Origin/Roots
Old French
School Grade
Literal is set as a grade seven word that starts with l, ends with l, 3 syllables, 3 vowels and 7 letters.
Scrabble
Is literal a scrabble word? A 7 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Literal in Pig Latin is said as "iterallay or iterallway".
Unigram
l | i | t | e | r | a | l
Bigram
li | it | te | er | ra | al
Trigram
lit | ite | ter | era | ral
Quadrigram
lite | iter | tera | eral
Word Gram
Noun Examples
a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
Adjective Satellite Examples
without interpretation or embellishment;
"a literal translation of the scene before him"
(of a translation) corresponding word for word with the original;
"literal translation of the article";
"an awkward word-for-word translation"
of the clearest kind;
usually used for emphasis;
"it's the literal truth";
"a matter of investment, pure and simple"
lacking stylistic embellishment;
"a literal description";
"wrote good but plain prose";
"a plain unadorned account of the coronation";
"a forthright unembellished style"
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something;
"her actual motive";
"a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton;
"a genuine dilemma"
Article Examples
limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text;
"a literal translation"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Literal"

There are 309 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to literal.

SynonymDefinition
Abecedariana 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge
Abusecruel or inhumane treatment
Acceptedgenerally approved or compelling recognition
"several accepted techniques for treating the condition"
"his recognized superiority in this kind of work"
Accurateconforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
"an accurate reproduction"
"the accounting was accurate"
"accurate measurements"
"an accurate scale"
Accustomed(often followed by `to'') in the habit of or adapted to
"accustomed to doing her own work"
"I''ve grown accustomed to her face"
Actus Reus
Allographicof or relating to an allograph
Alphabeticarranged in order according to the alphabet
"an alphabetic arrangement"
"dictionaries list words in alphabetical order"
Alphabeticalarranged in order according to the alphabet
"an alphabetic arrangement"
"dictionaries list words in alphabetical order"
Approvedgenerally or especially officially judged acceptable or satisfactory
"an approved method"
"work on the approved project went ahead on schedule"

View all cognitive synonyms for Literal

Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from literal.

Anagram Definition
Literala mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

View English words with the unique letters used in literal. Words With The Letters Aeilrt

Derives

Literal derives from 1 words.

Word Definition
Misprinta mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

Hypernyms

Literal has 2 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Errora wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
"he made a bad mistake"
"she was quick to point out my errors"
"I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
Mistakea wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
"he made a bad mistake"
"she was quick to point out my errors"
"I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word literal.

Is literal a scrabble word or can you use literal in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 76244 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 90063 games. This 7 letter 7 point scrabble word can be rearranged 2,520 ways. What other words can be made with the letters a, e, i, l, r, and t? There's 35 with 9 letters or less with the letters a, e, i, l, r, and t. Here is a list of 25 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Retrieval (9 letters) 12 +5 14 +5 retrieval
Retail (6 letters) 6 7 retail
Retrial (7 letters) 7 8 retrial
Relative (8 letters) 11 +4 13 +4 relative
Artillery (9 letters) 12 +5 13 +4 artillery
Atelier (7 letters) 7 8 atelier
Trailer (7 letters) 7 8 retrial
Reality (7 letters) 10 +3 10 +1 reality
Levirate (8 letters) 11 +4 13 +4 relative
Literal (7 letters) 7 9 literal
Air Alert (9 letters)
Literati (8 letters) 8 +1 9 literati
Aliterate (9 letters) 9 +2 10 +1 aaeeilrtt
Vitalizer (9 letters) 21 +14 23 +14 vitalizer
Literate (8 letters) 8 +1 9 laterite
Retailer (8 letters) 8 +1 9 retailer
Elettaria (9 letters) 9 +2 10 +1 aaeeilrtt
Tiarella (8 letters) 8 +1 10 +1 tiarella
Irreality (9 letters) 12 +5 12 +3 aeiilrrty
Laetrile (8 letters) 8 +1 10 +1 laetrile
Laterite (8 letters) 8 +1 9 laterite
Luxuriate (9 letters) 16 +9 19 +10 luxuriate
Ritualize (9 letters) 18 +11 20 +11 ritualize
Retaliate (9 letters) 9 +2 10 +1 aaeeilrtt
Ill Treat (9 letters)





     

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