tablet

/ˈtæblət/
nounverb

A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription.

  2. A short scripture written by the founders of the Baháʼí Faith.

  3. A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance in solid form.

    “Many people take vitamin tablets as a food supplement.”

  4. A block of several sheets of blank paper that are bound together at the top; pad of paper.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To form (a drug, etc.) into tablets.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English tablet, from Old French tablete (Modern French tablette), diminutive of table (“table”). Compare English table, -et.

TABLET at a glance

TABLET has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (T 1 + A 1 + B 3 + L 1 + E 1 + T 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,531 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with tablet

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Change one letter, keep the rest
  • TABLES8
  • TABLED9
  • GABLET9
  • TALLET6
  • CABLET10
  • TABRET8
  • TASLET6

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