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LATERAL

7 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 5 pts
Big 5 pts
Super Big 5 pts

LATERAL is a valid 7-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 5 in Classic, 5 in Big, and 5 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

LATERALS-s 11 LATERALING-ing 11 LATERALLING-ling 11 LATERALED-ed 11 LATERALLED-led 11

Might be on the same board

Other words sharing these letters — a good chance they hide on the same Boggle board.

LATER 2 LATERIZE 11 LATERALLY 11 LATERIZED 11 LATERIZES 11 LATERALITY 11 LATERALIZE 11 LATERIZING 11 LATERALIZED 11 LATERALIZES 11 LATERALITIES 11 LATERALIZING 11 LATERIZATION 11 LATERIZATIONS 11 LATERALIZATION 11 LATERALIZATIONS 11
adjective
  1. Situated on one side or other of the body or of an organ, especially in the region furthest from the median plane.
    • The medial side of the knee faces the other knee, while the outer side of the knee is lateral.
    • A fish senses changes in hydrodynamic pressure with its lateral line.
  2. Affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body.
  3. Acting or placed at right angles to a line of motion or strain.
  4. At the same level in hierarchy or rank, especially pertaining to a movement that does not involve a change in rank, status, or level.
    • Instead of a promotion, I opted for a lateral move to a similar position in the marketing department.
    • lateral hiring
    • a lateral transfer
  5. UKNon-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking; outside the box.
  6. (of a consonant, especially the English clear l) Pertaining to speech sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tongue, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.
noun
  1. An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.
  2. A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).
  3. A lateral pass.
  4. An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.
  5. A lateral canal, a canal built alongside an existing stream.
verb
  1. To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction.
  2. To execute a lateral pass.