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What does cete mean? Is cete a Scrabble word?

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Is cete a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cete is a Scrabble US word. The word cete is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

C3E1T1E1

Is cete a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cete is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

C3E1T1E1

Is cete a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word cete is a Words With Friends word. The word cete is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4E1T1E1

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4-letter words (1 found)

CETE,

3-letter words (3 found)

CEE,TEC,TEE,

2-letter words (3 found)

EE,ET,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 8 words from cete according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of cete

cete ecte ctee tcee etce tece ceet ecet ceet ecet eect eect ctee tcee cete ecte tece etce etec teec eetc eetc teec etec

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

Definitions and meaning of cete

cete

Etymology 1

Noun

cete (plural cetes)

  1. (rare) A cetacean.

Etymology 2

Noun

cete (plural cetes)

  1. (obsolete) A company of badgers.

References

  • OED 2nd edition 1989

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cētē, plural form of cētos, alternative form of cētus, from Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos, “any sea-monster or huge fish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛte
  • Hyphenation: cè‧te

Noun

cete f (plural ceti)

  1. (obsolete) whale
    Synonym: balena

Related terms

  • cetaceo

Further reading

  • cete in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology 1

Noun

cētē

  1. nominative/accusative plural of cētos

Etymology 2

Noun

cēte

  1. vocative singular of cētus

References

  • “cete”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “cete”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Middle English

Noun

cete

  1. Alternative form of cite

Old English

Noun

ċēte f

  1. (Anglian) Alternative form of ċȳte

Romanian

Noun

cete

  1. plural of ceată

Tatar

Adjective

cete

  1. sharp

Source: wiktionary.org