confab

Meanings

Plural: confabs

Noun

an informal conversation
Clipping of confabulation (“a casual chat or talk”).

Verb

talk socially without exchanging too much information
have a conference in order to talk something over
Clipping of confabulate (“to speak casually with somebody; to chat”).

Origin / Etymology

Clipping of confabulation, from Middle English confabulacion (“conversation”), from Latin confābulātiōnem, from cōnfābulārī + -tiōnem (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or their results); see further at etymology 2.

Synonyms

chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confable, confabulate, confabulation, confer, conflab, consult, gossip, jaw, natter, schmoose, schmooze, shoot the breeze, visit

Scrabble Score: 13

confab is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
confab is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
confab is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

confab is a valid Words With Friends word