wordless

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

expressed without speech; ; ; - Emily Dickinson; ; ; - Thomas Wolfe
- "choking exasperation and wordless shame"

Adj

Conveyed without the use of words; unspoken or unsaid.
Unable or unwilling to speak; dumb, silent or inarticulate.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wordles, equivalent to word + -less. Compare Dutch woordeloos (“speechless, inexpressible in words”), German wortlos (“silent, speechless”), Danish ordløs (“wordless”), Swedish ordlös (“wordless”), Icelandic orðlaus (“wordless, speechless”).

Synonyms

mute, speechless, tongueless, unspoken

Antonyms

wordful

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

wordless is a valid Words With Friends word