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Yes. The word amaranth is a Scrabble US word. The word amaranth is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word amaranth is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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8-letter words (1 found)

AMARANTH,

7-letter words (2 found)

AMARANT,MARANTA,

6-letter words (9 found)

AMARNA,ANTARA,ATAMAN,HARAAM,HARMAN,MAHANT,MANTRA,TAMARA,TARAMA,

5-letter words (13 found)

ANATA,ANTAR,ANTRA,ARHAT,ATMAN,HARAM,MANAT,MANTA,MARAH,RATAN,RATHA,THANA,THARM,

4-letter words (29 found)

AMAH,ANTA,ARNA,ATMA,HAAR,HANT,HARM,HARN,HART,MAAR,MAHA,MANA,MARA,MART,MATH,NAAM,RANA,RANT,RATA,RATH,TAHA,TAHR,TANA,TANH,TARA,TARN,THAN,THAR,TRAM,

3-letter words (26 found)

AAH,AHA,AMA,ANA,ANT,ARM,ART,HAM,HAN,HAT,MAA,MAN,MAR,MAT,MNA,NAH,NAM,NAT,NTH,RAH,RAM,RAN,RAT,TAM,TAN,TAR,

2-letter words (11 found)

AA,AH,AM,AN,AR,AT,HA,HM,MA,NA,TA,

You can make 91 words from amaranth according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of amaranth

amaranth

Etymology

Borrowed from French amarante, or directly from its etymon Latin amarantus (the word ending influenced by plant names derived from Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “a bloom, blossom, flower”)), from Ancient Greek ἀμάραντος (amárantos, “eternal, undying, unfading, unwilting; amaranth; everlasting flower”) (modern Greek αμάραντος (amárantos)), from ᾰ̓- (a-, the alpha privativum, a prefix forming words having a sense opposite to the word or stem to which it is attached) + μαραίνω (maraínō, “to shrivel, wither”) + -τος (-tos, suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæməɹænθ/, /-ɹænt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæməˌɹænθ/
  • Hyphenation: am‧a‧ranth

Noun

amaranth (countable and uncountable, plural amaranths)

  1. (dated, poetic) An imaginary flower that does not wither.
  2. Any of various herbs of the genus Amaranthus.
    Synonyms: amaranthus, pigweed
  3. The characteristic purplish-red colour of the flowers or leaves of these plants.
  4. (organic chemistry) A red to purple azo dye used as a biological stain, and in some countries in cosmetics and as a food colouring. See Amaranth (dye).
    Synonym: E123
  5. (cooking) The seed of these plants, used as a cereal.

Alternative forms

  • amarant (obsolete)

Hyponyms

  • flower-gentle (Amarantus melancholicus)
  • love-lies-bleeding, thrumwort (Amaranthus caudatus)
  • Prince-of-Wales feather, prince's feather (Amaranthus hypochondriacus)

Derived terms

Related terms

  • Amaranthaceae
  • Amaranthus
  • amaranthus

Translations

See also

  • Appendix:Colors

References

Further reading

  • amaranth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • amaranth (color) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • amaranth (dye) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • amaranth grain on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • amaranth (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Ramathan

Source: wiktionary.org