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Yes. The word achiote is a Scrabble US word. The word achiote is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is achiote a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word achiote is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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7-letter words (1 found)

ACHIOTE,

5-letter words (12 found)

AITCH,CHEAT,CHIAO,CHOTA,COATE,COATI,ETHIC,TACHE,TACHO,TEACH,THECA,THEIC,

4-letter words (41 found)

ACHE,ATOC,CATE,CHAI,CHAO,CHAT,CHIA,CHIT,CIAO,CITE,CITO,COAT,COIT,COTE,COTH,EACH,EATH,ECHO,ECHT,ETCH,ETIC,HAET,HATE,HEAT,HOTE,IOTA,ITCH,OATH,OCHE,OCTA,OHIA,OTIC,TACE,TACH,TACO,TECH,THAE,THIO,TICE,TICH,TOEA,

3-letter words (46 found)

ACE,ACH,ACT,AHI,AIT,ATE,CAT,CHA,CHE,CHI,CIT,COT,EAT,ECH,ECO,ETA,ETH,HAE,HAO,HAT,HET,HIC,HIE,HIT,HOA,HOC,HOE,HOI,HOT,ICE,ICH,ITA,OAT,OCA,OCH,TAE,TAI,TAO,TEA,TEC,THE,THO,TIC,TIE,TOC,TOE,

2-letter words (21 found)

AE,AH,AI,AT,CH,EA,EH,ET,HA,HE,HI,HO,IO,IT,OE,OH,OI,TA,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 122 words from achiote according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of achiote

achiote

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑt͡ʃiːˈoʊti/, /ˌɑkiːˈoʊti/

Noun

achiote (countable and uncountable, plural achiotes)

  1. A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.
  2. The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
  3. An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.

Synonyms

  • annatto
  • E160b (when used as a food colouring)

Translations

Anagrams

  • chaoite

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish achiote.

Pronunciation

Noun

achiote m (plural achiotes)

  1. achiote (Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub)
    Synonyms: urucu, urucum, urucuzeiro, urucueiro
  2. achiote (seed of the achiote shrub)
    Synonyms: urucu, urucum
  3. achiote (orange-red dye obtained from achiote seeds)
    Synonyms: urucu, urucum

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • achuete (Philippines)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃjote/ [aˈt͡ʃjo.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: a‧chio‧te

Noun

achiote m (plural achiotes)

  1. (Latin America) achiote (Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub)
    Synonyms: bija, urucú
  2. (Latin America) achiote (seed of the achiote shrub)
    Synonyms: bija, urucú
  3. (Latin America) achiote (orange-red dye obtained from achiote seeds)
    Synonyms: bija, urucú

Descendants

  • → Catalan: arxiota
  • → English: achiote

Further reading

  • “achiote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org