l 1 i 1 t 1 e 1 r 1 a 1 t 1 e 1
8 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a person who can read and write
adjective able to read and write
adjective versed in literature; dealing with literature
originInherited from Middle English litterate, borrowed from Latin lītterātus, līterātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). Doublet of literato and literatus. Displaced native Old English stæfwīs.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Also spells
Words from these letters
- ariette 7
- atelier 7
- iterate 7
- retitle 7
- tertial 7
- attire 6
- elater 6
- latter 6
- letter 6
- litter 6
- ratite 6
- rattle 6