Definition of TITTLE

tittle

Plural: tittles

Noun

  • A very small mark or dot in writing or printing.
  • a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  • Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or of a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.
  • A small, insignificant amount (of something); a modicum or speck.

Verb

  • To chatter.

Examples

  • Missing a TITTLE in his word ’MINIMUM’ would have made it unchallengeable if it were ’MININUM’.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English tytle, titel, titele, from Anglo-Norman titil, titule and Medieval Latin titulus (“small stroke, diacritical mark, accent”), from Latin titulus (“title”). Doublet of tilde, titer/titre, title, titlo, and titulus.

Scrabble Score: 6

tittle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tittle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tittle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

tittle: valid Words With Friends Word