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Is civet a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word civet is a Scrabble US word. The word civet is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is civet a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word civet is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

C3I1V4E1T1

Is civet a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word civet is a Words With Friends word. The word civet is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4I1V5E1T1

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5-letter words (2 found)

CIVET,EVICT,

4-letter words (6 found)

CITE,CIVE,ETIC,TICE,VICE,VITE,

3-letter words (7 found)

CIT,ICE,TEC,TIC,TIE,VET,VIE,

2-letter words (4 found)

ET,IT,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 20 words from civet according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of civet

civet icvet cviet vciet ivcet vicet cievt icevt ceivt ecivt iecvt eicvt cveit vceit cevit ecvit vecit evcit ivect viect ievct eivct veict evict civte icvte cvite vcite ivcte victe citve ictve ctive tcive itcve ticve cvtie vctie ctvie tcvie vtcie tvcie ivtce vitce itvce tivce vtice tvice cietv icetv ceitv ecitv iectv eictv citev ictev ctiev tciev itcev ticev cetiv ectiv cteiv tceiv etciv teciv ietcv eitcv itecv tiecv eticv teicv cveti vceti cevti ecvti vecti evcti cvtei vctei ctvei tcvei vtcei tvcei cetvi ectvi ctevi tcevi etcvi tecvi vetci evtci vteci tveci etvci tevci ivetc vietc ievtc eivtc veitc evitc ivtec vitec itvec tivec vtiec tviec ietvc eitvc itevc tievc etivc teivc vetic evtic vteic tveic etvic tevic

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

Definitions and meaning of civet

civet

Etymology

From French civette, from Italian zibetto, from Medieval Latin zibethum, from Arabic زَبَاد (zabād).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪ.vɪt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪvɪt

Noun

civet (countable and uncountable, plural civets)

  1. (countable) A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail.
    Synonym: civet cat
  2. (uncountable) The musky perfume produced by the animal.
  3. Any animal in the family Viverridae or the similar family Nandiniidae
  4. (countable, US) Any of several species of spotted skunk, in the genus Spilogale.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • evict

Dalmatian

Etymology

Compare Italian civetta, Romansch tschuetta, French chouette.

Noun

civet m

  1. owl
  2. burrowing owl

French

Etymology

From cive +‎ -et.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.vɛ/

Noun

civet m (plural civets)

  1. (cooking) ragout (“stew”) of hare, rabbit or wild mammal, with red wine and onions, bound with the animal’s blood

Further reading

  • “civet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org