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Is anise a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word anise is a Scrabble US word. The word anise is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

A1N1I1S1E1

Is anise a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word anise is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

A1N1I1S1E1

Is anise a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word anise is a Words With Friends word. The word anise is worth 6 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

A1N2I1S1E1

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5-letter words (3 found)

ANISE,ISNAE,SAINE,

4-letter words (15 found)

AINE,AINS,ANES,ANIS,EANS,EINA,ISNA,NAES,NIES,SAIN,SANE,SEAN,SENA,SIEN,SINE,

3-letter words (20 found)

AIN,AIS,ANE,ANI,ANS,EAN,EAS,ENS,INS,NAE,NAS,NIE,NIS,SAE,SAI,SAN,SEA,SEI,SEN,SIN,

2-letter words (12 found)

AE,AI,AN,AS,EA,EN,ES,IN,IS,NA,NE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 51 words from anise according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of anise

anise

English

Etymology

From Middle English anys, borrowed from Old French anis, from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον (ánison), from Egyptian jnst.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæn.ɪs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæn.ɪs/, /æˈnis/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈæn.ɪs/, /əˈnis/
  • Rhymes: -ɪs, -iːs

Noun

anise (countable and uncountable, plural anises)

  2. An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.
  3. (US, often qualified as "sweet anise" or "wild anise") Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare.
    • 1934, The Gull (Golden Gate Audubon Society), volumes 16-29, page 25:
      […] of the butcherbirds which were perched on the electric wires skirting the road must be nesting birds, and that in the absence of trees or brush they must be nesting in some of the weeds along the highway, mostly anise (Foeniculum vulgare).

Usage notes

  • Although fennel is sometimes referred to as anise (even in books), such usage is considered incorrect and leads to confusion with true anise.

Synonyms

  • anix

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • five-spice powder
  • mastika
  • ouzo
  • raki

References

Anagrams

  • Aisne, IESNA, Saine, Siena, asine, isnae

French

Verb

anise

  1. inflection of aniser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

  • aînés, saine, seina

Spanish

Verb

anise

  1. inflection of anisar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org