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Is celebrity a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word celebrity is a Scrabble US word. The word celebrity is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

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Is celebrity a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word celebrity is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

C3E1L1E1B3R1I1T1Y4

Is celebrity a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word celebrity is a Words With Friends word. The word celebrity is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

CELEBRITY,

8-letter words (1 found)

CELERITY,

7-letter words (7 found)

BEERILY,EBRIETY,ERECTLY,LIBERTY,RETICLE,TEREBIC,TIERCEL,

6-letter words (23 found)

BELIER,BELTER,BERLEY,BEYLIC,CEILER,CELERY,CERITE,CERTIE,CRIBLE,EERILY,REBITE,RECITE,RELICT,RETILE,RIBEYE,RIBLET,TERBIC,TERCEL,TIERCE,TILERY,TREBLE,TREBLY,TRILBY,

5-letter words (44 found)

BEERY,BELIE,BERET,BERYL,BETEL,BIRLE,BITER,BLERT,BLITE,CELEB,CERTY,CETYL,CITER,CREEL,CYBER,ELECT,ELITE,ERECT,EYRIE,LEERY,LIBER,LITER,LITRE,LYCEE,LYRIC,LYTIC,REBEC,REBEL,REBIT,RECIT,RECTI,RELET,RELIC,RELIE,RELIT,RETIE,RICEY,RILEY,TELIC,TERCE,TILER,TRIBE,TRICE,TYLER,

4-letter words (82 found)

BEER,BEET,BELT,BERE,BETE,BICE,BIER,BILE,BIRL,BITE,BLEE,BLET,BLEY,BLIT,BREE,BREI,BREY,BRIE,BRIT,BYRE,BYRL,BYTE,CEIL,CELT,CERE,CERT,CETE,CIEL,CIRE,CIRL,CITE,CITY,CLIT,CREE,CRIB,CRIT,CYTE,EELY,EERY,ERIC,ETIC,EYER,EYRE,ICER,LEER,LEET,LEIR,LERE,LICE,LIER,LIRE,LITE,LYRE,LYTE,REEL,RELY,RETE,RICE,RICY,RIEL,RILE,RITE,TEEL,TEER,TEIL,TELE,TICE,TIER,TILE,TIRE,TIRL,TREE,TREY,TRIE,TRYE,TYEE,TYER,TYRE,YBET,YELT,YETI,YITE,

3-letter words (44 found)

BEE,BEL,BET,BEY,BIT,BYE,CEE,CEL,CIT,CLY,CRY,EEL,ELT,ERE,EYE,ICE,ICY,IRE,LEE,LEI,LET,LEY,LIB,LIE,LIT,LYE,REB,REC,REE,REI,RET,RIB,RIT,RYE,TEC,TEE,TEL,TIC,TIE,TIL,TRY,TYE,YER,YET,

2-letter words (13 found)

BE,BI,BY,EE,EL,ER,ET,IT,LI,RE,TE,TI,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 216 words from celebrity according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of celebrity

celebrity

Etymology

From Middle English celebritē, from Old French celebrite (compare French célébrité), from Latin celēbritās.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /sɪˈlɛbɹɪti/
  • (US) IPA(key): /səˈlɛbɹɪti/

Noun

celebrity (countable and uncountable, plural celebrities)

  1. (obsolete) A rite or ceremony. [17th–18th c.]
  2. (uncountable) Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about. [from 17th c.]
    Synonyms: big name, distinction, fame, eminence, renown
  3. A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person. [from 19th c.]
    Synonyms: big name, star, (informal) celeb, (informal) sleb, luminary, notable, media darling
    Hyponym: delebrity

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References

  • “celebrity”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • celebrity in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
  • “celebrity”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English celebrity.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈlebɾiti/ [θeˈle.β̞ɾi.t̪i]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /seˈlebɾiti/ [seˈle.β̞ɾi.t̪i]
  • Rhymes: -ebɾiti
  • Syllabification: ce‧le‧bri‧ty

Noun

celebrity m or f by sense (plural celebritys)

  1. celebrity
    Synonym: celebridad

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.


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