wordless

Adjective Satellite

expressed without speech; ; ; - Emily Dickinson; ; ; - Thomas Wolfe
- "choking exasperation and wordless shame"

Adj

Conveyed without the use of words; unspoken or unsaid.
Unable or unwilling to speak; dumb, silent or inarticulate.

Adjective

Without words; expressed or understood without speech.

Examples

His opponent gave a WORDLESS sigh of defeat after a losing move.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wordles, equivalent to word + -less. Compare Dutch woordeloos (“speechless, inexpressible in words”), German wortlos (“silent, speechless”), Danish ordløs (“wordless”), Swedish ordlös (“wordless”), Icelandic orðlaus (“wordless, speechless”).

Synonyms

mute, tongueless, unspoken, speechless

Antonyms

wordful

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

wordless: valid Words With Friends Word