dialogue: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 10 letter points · starts with D · ends with E
Meaning of dialogue
noun
- countable, uncountable
A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
Example: Melinda and Bill maintained a dialogue via email over the course of their long-distance relationship.
- countable, uncountable
In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.
Example: The movie had great special effects, but the dialogue was lackluster.
- countable, uncountable
A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.
Example: A literary historian, she specialized in the dialogues of ancient Greek philosophers.
- countable, uncountable
The relationship between two texts or artworks interpreted as responding to each other (regardless of whether this is actually possible).
Listed forms: dialogues, dialog.
Source: Wiktionary — dialogue.
verb
- informal
To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.
Example: Pearson wanted to dialogue with his overseas counterparts about the new reporting requirements.
- transitive
To put into dialogue form.
- obsolete
To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.
Listed forms: dialogues, dialoguing, dialogued, dialog.
Source: Wiktionary — dialogue.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for dialogue.
noun
a conversation between two persons
noun
the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
noun
a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people
noun
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is dialogue in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of dialogue
D(2) + I(1) + A(1) + L(1) + O(1) + G(2) + U(1) + E(1) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of dialogue
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from dialogue
144 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in dialogue. Showing up to 24, longest first.