postil

postil is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as noun, transitive verb, and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Originally, an explanatory note in the margin of the Bible, so called because written after the text; hence, a marginal note; a comment. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Originally, an explanatory note in the margin of the Bible, so called because written after the text; hence, a marginal note; a comment.
2. noun. A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture; as, the first postils were composed by order of Charlemagne.
3. transitive verb. To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.
4. intransitive verb. To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate.

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in postil:

pilots, pistol, sploit, spoilt

Common word forms

postils, postiler, postiller

Words from these letters

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