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Word of the Day:
TEGULAR (adj.)
Definition(s):
- (adj.) of, relating to, or resembling a tile
Useful info for word game players:
- Front hooks: (none)
- Back hooks: (none)
- Anagrams: (none)
- Longer extensions: tegularLY
- Wraparounds: (none)
- Other Spellings: (none)
- Related Forms: TEGULARLY (adv.)
Current theme:
No theme this week — just a few selections from the good wordbook
Epilogue:
This word is used primarily in the roofing and paving industries, and indeed it comes from the Latin tegula, meaning “tile,” ultimately from the verb tegere, meaning “to roof, to cover.” Several other words from the same roots usually refer to the outer skin, membrane, or husk of an organism, such as TEGMEN, TEGUMEN, TEGUMENT, INTEGUMENT, STEGODON, and STEGOSAURUS. One such word, TEGULATED, is sometimes used to refer to a kind of ancient armor composed of overlapping plates.
Could it be applied to Scrabble tiles as well? Certainly — though it rarely has been, it would seem. Please join me in widening the figurative use of this word among the Scrabble community! One could refer to a tournament as a “tegular competition,” or to the luck of the draw as “tegular fate,” or to top competitors as “tegular titans.”
Speaking of tegular titans, I look forward to seeing many of you at the upcoming National Scrabble Championship!
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