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Is comfort a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word comfort is a Scrabble US word. The word comfort is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

C3O1M3F4O1R1T1

Is comfort a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word comfort is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

C3O1M3F4O1R1T1

Is comfort a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word comfort is a Words With Friends word. The word comfort is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4O1M4F4O1R1T1

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7-letter words (1 found)

COMFORT,

5-letter words (2 found)

CROFT,MOTOR,

4-letter words (23 found)

COFT,COOF,COOM,COOT,CORF,CORM,FOOT,FORM,FORT,FROM,MOFO,MOOR,MOOT,MORT,ROOF,ROOM,ROOT,ROTO,TOCO,TOMO,TOOM,TORC,TORO,

3-letter words (26 found)

COO,COR,COT,FOO,FOR,FRO,MOC,MOO,MOR,MOT,OFT,OOF,OOM,OOR,OOT,ORC,ORF,ORT,ROC,ROM,ROO,ROT,TOC,TOM,TOO,TOR,

2-letter words (6 found)

MO,OF,OM,OO,OR,TO,

You can make 58 words from comfort according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of comfort

comfort

Etymology

  • The verb is from Middle English comforten, from Old French conforter, from Late Latin confortō (“to strengthen greatly”), itself from Latin con- (“together”) + fortis (“strong”).
  • The noun is from Middle English comfort, from Old French cunfort, confort, from the stem of Late Latin confortō. It replaced Old English frofor, Middle English frovre.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌm.fət/
  • (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈkʊm.fət/
  • (General American) enPR: kŭm'fərt, IPA(key): /ˈkʌm.fɚt/, [ˈkʰʌɱ.fɚt]
  • (obsolete) enPR: kŭmfôrt', IPA(key): /kʌmˈfɔɹt/

Noun

comfort (countable and uncountable, plural comforts)

  1. Contentment, ease.
  2. Something that offers comfort.
  3. A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.
  4. A cause of relief or satisfaction.

Synonyms

  • liss

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "contentment, ease"): austerity

Derived terms

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Verb

comfort (third-person singular simple present comforts, present participle comforting, simple past and past participle comforted)

  1. (transitive) To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.
  2. (obsolete) To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.
  3. (obsolete) To assist or help; to aid.

Synonyms

  • besoothe

Derived terms

  • comforter
  • comforting (adjective, noun)

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch confoort, from Old French confort.

Pronunciation

  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): /kɔmˈfɔːr/
  • (Belgium) IPA(key): /kɔmˈfɔr(t)/
  • Hyphenation: com‧fort

Noun

comfort n (plural comforts, diminutive comfortje n)

  1. Physical comfort, ease.

Derived terms

  • comfortabel
  • ligcomfort
  • rijcomfort
  • zitcomfort

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • cumfort, confort, counfort

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French cunfort, confort.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kumˈfɔrt/, /kun-/

Noun

comfort (plural comforts)

  1. encouragement, assurance

Descendants

  • English: comfort
  • Yola: comfoort

References

  • “cǒmfort, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Source: wiktionary.org