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Is caveat a Scrabble word?

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

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Is caveat a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word caveat is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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6-letter words (2 found)

CAVEAT,VACATE,

5-letter words (1 found)

ACETA,

4-letter words (6 found)

ACTA,CATE,CAVA,CAVE,TACE,TAVA,

3-letter words (17 found)

ACE,ACT,ATE,AVA,AVE,CAA,CAT,EAT,ETA,TAE,TAV,TEA,TEC,VAC,VAE,VAT,VET,

2-letter words (7 found)

AA,AE,AT,EA,ET,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 34 words from caveat according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of caveat

caveat

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin caveat (“may he beware of”), third-person singular present active subjunctive of caveō (“I beware of”). Doublet of show.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkævɪæt/, /ˈkeɪ-/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæviɑt/, /-æt/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ve‧at

Noun

caveat (plural caveats)

  1. A warning.
  2. A qualification or exemption.
  3. (law) A formal objection.
    1. (law) A formal notice of interest in land under a Torrens land-title system.
  4. (law) A notice requesting a postponement of a court proceeding.

Translations

Verb

caveat (third-person singular simple present caveats, present participle caveating or caveatting, simple past and past participle caveated or caveatted)

  1. (transitive, regarded by some as nonstandard) To qualify a statement with a caveat or proviso.
  2. (transitive, law) To formally object to something.
    1. (transitive, law, specifically) To lodge a formal notice of interest in land under a Torrens land-title system.
  3. (transitive, law, dated) To issue a notice requesting that proceedings be suspended.
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To warn or caution against some event.

Usage notes

The modern use of caveat as a verb meaning “to qualify with a proviso” is often considered awkward or improper.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • caveat emptor
  • caveat lector
  • caveat loan

Translations

See also

  • caveating (noun)
  • proviso

References

  • Bryan A. Garner, editor (2004), “caveat”, in Black's Law Dictionary, 8th edition, St. Paul, Minn.: West Group, →ISBN, page 236.
  • Bryan A. Garner (2001) “caveat”, in A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage, 2nd edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 140.

Further reading

  • caveat (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • vacate

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈka.u̯e.at/, [ˈkäu̯eät̪]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.ve.at/, [ˈkäːveät̪]

Verb

caveat

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of caveō

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kabeˈat/ [ka.β̞eˈat̪]
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: ca‧ve‧at

Noun

caveat m (plural caveats)

  1. caveat

Source: wiktionary.org