diagonal

NOUNADJECTIVE /daɪ'æɡənəl/
8 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

diagonal is a valid 8-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1A1G2O1N1A1L1
2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING

What does diagonal mean?

NOUN · 5 SENSES
1

A line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric.

SYNONYMS
2

A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information.

3

An oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard.

“the bishop moves on the diagonals”

BROADER
4

(geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent.

5

(mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry.

BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1

Having an oblique or slanted direction.

SIMILAR
2

Connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face.

“a diagonal line across the page”

SIMILAR
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Anagrams of diagonal

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