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Is centaury a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word centaury is a Scrabble US word. The word centaury is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is centaury a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word centaury is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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Yes. The word centaury is a Words With Friends word. The word centaury is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (2 found)

CENTAURY,CYANURET,

7-letter words (9 found)

CAUTERY,CENTAUR,CENTURY,ENCRATY,NECTARY,TRANCEY,TRUANCY,UNCRATE,UNTRACE,

6-letter words (20 found)

ACTURE,ACUTER,AUNTER,CANTER,CARNET,CARNEY,CAUTER,CENTRA,CENTRY,CREANT,CURATE,CURNEY,NATURE,NECTAR,RECANT,TANREC,TRANCE,TRAYNE,UNCART,UNCATE,

5-letter words (47 found)

ACUTE,ANTRE,ARNUT,AUNTY,CANER,CANTY,CARET,CARNY,CARTE,CATER,CENTU,CERTY,CRANE,CRATE,CRENA,CRUET,CURAT,CURET,CURNY,CUTER,CUTEY,EARNT,ENACT,ENTRY,ERUCT,NACRE,RANCE,RAYNE,REACT,RECTA,RECUT,RENAY,RUNTY,TEARY,TRACE,TRUCE,TUNER,TUYER,TYRAN,UNARY,URATE,URENA,URENT,YEARN,YENTA,YRENT,YURTA,

4-letter words (78 found)

ACER,ACNE,ACRE,AERY,ANCE,ANTE,ARET,ARTY,AUNE,AUNT,AYRE,CANE,CANT,CANY,CARE,CARN,CART,CATE,CENT,CERT,CRAN,CRAY,CRUE,CUNT,CURE,CURN,CURT,CUTE,CYAN,CYTE,EARN,ECRU,ETNA,EYRA,NARC,NARE,NARY,NEAR,NEAT,RACE,RACY,RANT,RATE,RATU,RAUN,REAN,RENT,RENY,RUNE,RUNT,TACE,TANE,TARE,TARN,TEAR,TERN,TRAY,TREY,TRUE,TRYE,TUAN,TUNA,TUNE,TUNY,TURN,TYER,TYNE,TYRE,UNCE,UREA,YARE,YARN,YATE,YEAN,YEAR,YUAN,YUCA,YURT,

3-letter words (72 found)

ACE,ACT,ANE,ANT,ANY,ARC,ARE,ART,ARY,ATE,AUE,AYE,AYU,CAN,CAR,CAT,CAY,CRU,CRY,CUE,CUR,CUT,EAN,EAR,EAT,EAU,ECU,ERA,ERN,ETA,NAE,NAT,NAY,NET,NUR,NUT,NYE,RAN,RAT,RAY,REC,REN,RET,RUC,RUE,RUN,RUT,RYA,RYE,RYU,TAE,TAN,TAR,TAU,TAY,TEA,TEC,TEN,TRY,TUN,TYE,UEY,URE,URN,UTA,UTE,YAE,YAR,YEA,YEN,YER,YET,

2-letter words (22 found)

AE,AN,AR,AT,AY,EA,EN,ER,ET,NA,NE,NU,NY,RE,TA,TE,UN,UR,UT,YA,YE,YU,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 251 words from centaury according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of centaury

centaury

Etymology

From Middle English centaure, from Old English centaurie, from Medieval Latin centaurēa, centauria, from Latin centaurēum, centaurion, from Ancient Greek κενταύρειον (kentaúreion, “several plants related to Centaurea”), from κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”) (due to the mythological discovery of its medicinal properties by Chiron the Centaur).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɛntɔːɹɪ/, /ˈsɛntəɹɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɛntɔɹi/

Noun

centaury (countable and uncountable, plural centauries)

  1. Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.
    1. Centaurium, sensu stricto
    2. Gyrandra, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
    3. Schenkia, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
    4. Zeltnera, a New World genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
  2. Any of diverse other plants:
    1. Centaurea, a genus in the Asteraceae containing species sometimes called centaury
    2. Cheirolophus crassifolius, a species in the Asteraceae commonly known as Maltese centaury
    3. Sabatia, a New World genus in the Gentianaceae containing species sometimes called centaury

Derived terms

  • American centaury
  • yellow centaury

Related terms

  • centaurea

Translations

Further reading

  • centaury on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • cyanuret

Source: wiktionary.org