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Yes. The word anodyne is a Scrabble US word. The word anodyne is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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7-letter words (2 found)

ANNOYED,ANODYNE,

6-letter words (2 found)

ANYONE,NOYADE,

5-letter words (11 found)

ANNOY,ANODE,ANYON,DANNY,DENAY,DONNA,DONNE,DONNY,DOYEN,NOYED,ONNED,

4-letter words (22 found)

AEON,ANNO,ANON,DEAN,DENY,DOEN,DONA,DONE,DYNE,EOAN,NANE,NANO,NEON,NODE,NONA,NONE,NYED,ODEA,YEAD,YEAN,YODE,YOND,

3-letter words (37 found)

ADO,AND,ANE,ANN,ANY,AYE,DAE,DAN,DAY,DEN,DEY,DOE,DON,DOY,DYE,EAN,END,EON,NAE,NAN,NAY,NED,NOD,NON,NOY,NYE,ODA,ODE,ONE,ONY,OYE,YAD,YAE,YEA,YEN,YOD,YON,

2-letter words (21 found)

AD,AE,AN,AY,DA,DE,DO,EA,ED,EN,NA,NE,NO,NY,OD,OE,ON,OY,YA,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 96 words from anodyne according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of anodyne

anodyne

Etymology

From Medieval Latin anōdynos (“stilling or relieving pain”), from Ancient Greek ἀνώδυνος (anṓdunos, “free from pain”), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὀδύνη (odúnē, “pain”).

Adjective sense “noncontentious” probably through French anodin (“harmless, trivial”), of same origin.

Pronunciation

  • (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæn.ə.daɪn/
  • Rhymes: -aɪn

Adjective

anodyne (comparative more anodyne, superlative most anodyne)

  1. (pharmacology) Capable of soothing or eliminating pain. [from 16th c.]
  2. (figuratively) Soothing or relaxing. [from 18th c.]
  3. (by extension) Noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate. [from 20th c.]
    Synonyms: bland, inoffensive, noncontentious

Synonyms

  • (pharmacology): See Thesaurus:analgesic

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Noun

anodyne (plural anodynes)

  1. (pharmacology) Any medicine or other agent that relieves pain.
  2. (figuratively) A source of relaxation or comfort.

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References

  • “anodyne”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “anodyne”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  • “anodyne”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

  • annoyed

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.nɔ.din/
  • Homophone: anodynes

Adjective

anodyne

  1. feminine singular of anodyn

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈnoː.dy.ne/, [äˈnoːd̪ʏnɛ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈno.di.ne/, [äˈnɔːd̪ine]

Adjective

anōdyne

  1. vocative masculine singular of anōdynos or anōdynus

Source: wiktionary.org