oral: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 4 letter points · starts with O · ends with L
Meaning of oral
adj
- not-comparable, relational
Relating to the mouth.
Example: oral hygiene
- not-comparable, relational
Relating to the mouth. Done or taken by the mouth.
- not-comparable, relational
Relating to the mouth. Pronounced by the voice resonating in the mouth, as the vowels in English.
- not-comparable, relational
Relating to the mouth. Relating to or denoting a stage of infantile psychosexual development during which libidinal gratification is derived from intake (as of food), by sucking, and later by biting.
Source: Wiktionary — oral.
noun
- countable
A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.
Example: We've got our Spanish oral tomorrow.
- countable, plural-normally
A physical examination of the mouth.
Listed forms: orals.
Source: Wiktionary — oral.
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 oral.
adjective
using speech rather than writing
adjective
of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located
noun
an examination conducted by spoken communication
- oral exam
- oral examination
- viva voce
- viva
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is oral in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of oral
O(1) + R(1) + A(1) + L(1) = 4 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 oral
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 oral
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in oral. Showing up to 24, longest first.