Definition of WORDBOOK

wordbook

Meanings

Plural: wordbooks

Noun

  • a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings)
  • A reference book that lists words.
  • A dictionary.
  • A reference book that lists words.
  • A reference book that focuses mainly on lexicon (vocabulary), spelling, and (sometimes) syllabication, but with little to no information about definitions, synonyms, history, or usage.
  • The libretto of an opera.

Origin / Etymology

1590, from word + book. Compare West Frisian wurdboek (“dictionary”), German Low German Woordenbook, Wöörbook (“dictionary”), Dutch woordenboek (“dictionary”), German Wörterbuch (“dictionary”), Danish ordbog (“dictionary”), Swedish ordbok (“dictionary”).

Scrabble Score: 18

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

Words With Friends Score: 19

wordbook is a valid Words With Friends word