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Is arete a Scrabble word?

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

A1R1E1T1E1

Is arete a Scrabble UK word?

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

A1R1E1T1E1

Is arete a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word arete is a Words With Friends word. The word arete is worth 5 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

A1R1E1T1E1

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5-letter words (3 found)

ARETE,EATER,REATE,

4-letter words (7 found)

ARET,RATE,RETE,TARE,TEAR,TEER,TREE,

3-letter words (15 found)

ARE,ART,ATE,EAR,EAT,ERA,ERE,ETA,RAT,REE,RET,TAE,TAR,TEA,TEE,

2-letter words (10 found)

AE,AR,AT,EA,EE,ER,ET,RE,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 36 words from arete according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of arete

arete raete aerte earte reate erate artee ratee atree taree rtaee traee aetre eatre atere taere etare teare retae ertae rteae treae etrae terae areet raeet aeret earet reaet eraet areet raeet aeret earet reaet eraet aeert eaert aeert eaert eeart eeart reeat ereat reeat ereat eerat eerat artee ratee atree taree rtaee traee arete raete aerte earte reate erate atere taere aetre eatre teare etare rteae treae retae ertae terae etrae aeter eater ateer taeer etaer teaer aeetr eaetr aeetr eaetr eeatr eeatr ateer taeer aeter eater teaer etaer etear teear eetar eetar teear etear retea ertea rteea treea etrea terea reeta ereta reeta ereta eerta eerta rteea treea retea ertea terea etrea etera teera eetra eetra teera etera

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word arete. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in arete.

Definitions and meaning of arete

arete

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἀρετή (aretḗ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæɹɪtiː/

Noun

arete (uncountable)

  1. (philosophy) Virtue, excellence.
    • 1962, Lionel Ignacius Cusack Pearson, Popular Ethics in Ancient Greece, page 78 (translating a line from an old text):
      All arete is included in justice, Cyrnus.
  2. (philosophy) The proper state or condition for a human.
Related terms
  • aretaic
Translations

Further reading

  • arete on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Noun

arete (plural aretes)

  1. Alternative spelling of arête

Anagrams

  • areet, eater, ratee, teare

Latin

Verb

ārēte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of āreō

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin aries, arietem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r-i-(e)t- (“certain domestic animal”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈre.te/

Noun

arete m (plural areți)

  1. ram (male sheep)
    Synonym: berbec

Declension

See also

  • oaie
  • miel

Further reading

  • arete in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

Etymology

From aro +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɾete/ [aˈɾe.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: a‧re‧te

Noun

arete m (plural aretes)

  1. (Latin America, Philippines) earring
    Synonym: pendiente

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Source: wiktionary.org