How to spell toilet

Toilet is spelled T-O-I-L-E-T.

hear ittoi·let/'tɔɪlɪt/nounLong vowels

What it means: A room with a sink and toilet; a bathroom.

In a sentence: I need to wash my hands in the toilet after playing outside.

Same family: toilets, toilet seat, toilet paper, toilet brush, bathroom. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "toilet" comes from the French word "toilette," which originally meant a small cloth used for dressing and grooming. Over time, the word shifted from meaning a dressing room to the washing room and finally to the plumbing fixture we use today.

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