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Is cittern a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cittern is a Scrabble US word. The word cittern is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

C3I1T1T1E1R1N1

Is cittern a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cittern is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

C3I1T1T1E1R1N1

Is cittern a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word cittern is a Words With Friends word. The word cittern is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4I1T1T1E1R1N2

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7-letter words (1 found)

CITTERN,

6-letter words (3 found)

CRETIN,RETINT,TINTER,

5-letter words (17 found)

CITER,CRINE,ETTIN,INERT,INTER,NICER,NITER,NITRE,RECIT,RECTI,TETRI,TINCT,TITER,TITRE,TRICE,TRINE,TRITE,

4-letter words (30 found)

CENT,CERT,CINE,CIRE,CITE,CRIT,ERIC,ETIC,ICER,NETT,NICE,NITE,REIN,RENT,RICE,RINE,RITE,RITT,TEIN,TENT,TERN,TICE,TIER,TINE,TINT,TIRE,TITE,TRET,TRIE,TRIN,

3-letter words (20 found)

CIT,ERN,ICE,IRE,NET,NIE,NIT,REC,REI,REN,RET,RIN,RIT,TEC,TEN,TET,TIC,TIE,TIN,TIT,

2-letter words (9 found)

EN,ER,ET,IN,IT,NE,RE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 81 words from cittern according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cittern

cittern

Alternative forms

  • cither
  • cithern, cithren
  • zittern

Etymology

Blend of cither +‎ gittern.

Noun

cittern (plural citterns)

  1. A stringed instrument (chordophone), played with a plectrum (a pick), and most commonly possessing four wire strings and chromatic frets.
    • 1911, Cittern, article in Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition,
      The cittern consisted of a pear-shaped body similar to that of the lute but with a flat back and sound-board joined by ribs. The neck was provided with a fretted fingerboard; the head was curved and surmounted by a grotesque head of a woman or of an animal.

Hyponyms

  • ceterone

Derived terms

  • cittern-head

Translations

See also

  • Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

References

  • 2013. Performance Practice: A Dictionary-Guide for Musicians. Roland Jackson. Pg. 90.

Anagrams

  • Critten

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