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Is crine a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word crine is a Scrabble US word. The word crine is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

C3R1I1N1E1

Is crine a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word crine is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

C3R1I1N1E1

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5-letter words (2 found)

CRINE,NICER,

4-letter words (8 found)

CINE,CIRE,ERIC,ICER,NICE,REIN,RICE,RINE,

3-letter words (8 found)

ERN,ICE,IRE,NIE,REC,REI,REN,RIN,

2-letter words (5 found)

EN,ER,IN,NE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 24 words from crine according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of crine

crine rcine cirne icrne ricne ircne crnie rcnie cnrie ncrie rncie nrcie cinre icnre cnire ncire incre nicre rince irnce rnice nrice inrce nirce crien rcien ciren icren ricen ircen crein rcein cerin ecrin recin ercin ciern icern ceirn ecirn iecrn eicrn riecn irecn reicn ericn iercn eircn crnei rcnei cnrei ncrei rncei nrcei creni rceni cerni ecrni recni ercni cneri nceri cenri ecnri necri encri rneci nreci renci ernci nerci enrci ciner icner cnier ncier incer nicer cienr icenr ceinr ecinr iecnr eicnr cneir nceir cenir ecnir necir encir inecr niecr iencr eincr neicr enicr rinec irnec rniec nriec inrec nirec rienc irenc reinc erinc iernc eirnc rneic nreic renic ernic neric enric inerc nierc ienrc einrc neirc enirc

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

Definitions and meaning of crine

crine

Italian

Etymology

From Latin crīnis, from Proto-Italic *kriznis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kre-i-s-, extension of the root *(s)ker- (“to turn; to bend”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkri.ne/
  • Rhymes: -ine
  • Hyphenation: crì‧ne

Noun

crine m (plural crini)

  1. any hair from the mane or tail of a horse or other similar animal
    1. horsehair
  2. (collective) a mass of such hair
  3. a fabric made from such hair
  4. (poetic) a hair
    Synonym: capello
  5. (poetic, collective) hair
    Synonym: capelli
  6. tail (visible stream from a comet)
    Synonym: coda
  7. (poetic) ray, beam
    Synonym: raggio
  8. (Tuscan) Synonym of crinale

Derived terms

  • scrinare

Further reading

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

Anagrams

  • cerni

Latin

Noun

crīne

  1. ablative singular of crīnis

Scots

Alternative forms

  • cryne

Etymology

From Gaelic crìon (fade, wither).

Verb

crine

  1. shrink, shrivel

Usage notes

Often in the phrase "to crine in", meaning to become smaller in old age.

Spanish

Verb

crine

  1. inflection of crinar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org