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Is current a Scrabble word?

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

C3U1R1R1E1N1T1

Is current a Scrabble UK word?

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

C3U1R1R1E1N1T1

Is current a Words With Friends word?

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

C4U2R1R1E1N2T1

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7-letter words (1 found)

CURRENT,

6-letter words (3 found)

CURTER,RETURN,TURNER,

5-letter words (13 found)

CENTU,CRUET,CURER,CURET,CUTER,ERUCT,RECUR,RECUT,RERUN,TRUCE,TRUER,TUNER,URENT,

4-letter words (21 found)

CENT,CERT,CRUE,CUNT,CURE,CURN,CURR,CURT,CUTE,ECRU,NURR,RENT,RUER,RUNE,RUNT,TERN,TRUE,TUNE,TURN,TURR,UNCE,

3-letter words (23 found)

CRU,CUE,CUR,CUT,ECU,ERN,ERR,NET,NUR,NUT,REC,REN,RET,RUC,RUE,RUN,RUT,TEC,TEN,TUN,URE,URN,UTE,

2-letter words (10 found)

EN,ER,ET,NE,NU,RE,TE,UN,UR,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 72 words from current according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of current

current

Etymology

From Middle English curraunt, borrowed from Old French curant (French courant), present participle of courre (“to run”), from Latin currere, present active infinitive of currō (“I run”) (present participle currens). Doublet of courant.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌɹ.ənt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkʌɹ.ənt/, /ˈkɝ.ɪnt/, /ˈkɝ.ənt/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkʌɹ.ɪnt/
  • Rhymes: -ʌɹənt
  • Homophones: currant, courant (hurry-furry and cure-nurse merger)

Noun

current (countable and uncountable, plural currents)

  1. The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
  2. The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) short for ocean current.
    Synonyms: flow, stream
  3. (electricity) the amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time.
    • Symbol: I (inclined upper case letter "I")
    • Units:
    SI: ampere (A)
    CGS: esu/second (esu/s)
    Synonym: electric current
  4. a tendency or a course of events
    Synonyms: flow, stream, tendency

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Adjective

current (comparative currenter or more current, superlative currentest or most current)

  1. Existing or occurring at the moment.
    Synonyms: present; see also Thesaurus:present
    Antonyms: future, past
    current events
    current leaders
    current negotiations
  2. Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment.
    Synonyms: fashionable, prevailing, prevalent, rife, up-to-date; see also Thesaurus:fashionable
    Antonyms: out-of-date, unfashionable; see also Thesaurus:unfashionable
    current affairs
    current bills and coins
    current fashions
  3. (South Asia) Electric; of or relating to electricity.
  4. (obsolete) Running or moving rapidly.
    Synonym: speeding

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Anagrams

  • Curtner

Latin

Verb

current

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of currō

Source: wiktionary.org