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Is delete a Scrabble word?

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

D2E1L1E1T1E1

Is delete a Scrabble UK word?

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

D2E1L1E1T1E1

Is delete a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word delete is a Words With Friends word. The word delete is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2E1L2E1T1E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

DELETE,

4-letter words (10 found)

DEET,DELE,DELT,LEDE,LEED,LEET,TEED,TEEL,TELD,TELE,

3-letter words (11 found)

DEE,DEL,EEL,ELD,ELT,LED,LEE,LET,TED,TEE,TEL,

2-letter words (6 found)

DE,ED,EE,EL,ET,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 29 words from delete according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of delete

delete

Etymology

From Latin dēlētus, past participle of dēlēre (“destroy, blot out, efface”), from dēlēvī, originally perf. tense of dēlinere (“to daub, erase by smudging”), from dē- (“from, away”) + linere (“to smear, wipe”). Original sense first appears c. 1495. Computing sense, including the noun form, first appears c. 1977 in Software: Practice & Experience.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪˈliːt/, /diˈliːt/, /dəˈliːt/
  • Hyphenation: de‧lete
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb

delete (third-person singular simple present deletes, present participle deleting, simple past and past participle deleted)

  1. (transitive) To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]
    Synonyms: erase, clear, strike, terminate, remove; see also Thesaurus:delete
    Antonyms: insert, maintain
  2. (online gaming, slang) To defeat or dominate.
  3. (transitive, slang) To kill or murder.

Derived terms

  • expletive deleted
  • speedy delete

Related terms

  • deleterious (possibly)
  • deletion
  • deleter
  • delible
  • self-delete

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: deletar, delete

Translations

Noun

delete (plural deletes)

  1. (computing) A deletion.
  2. (recorded entertainment industry) A remainder of a music or video release.
  3. (uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of Delete
  4. (computing) The delete character (U+007F or %7F).

Further reading

  • deletion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Adjective

delete f pl

  1. feminine plural of deleto

Anagrams

  • ledete

Latin

Verb

dēlēte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēleō

Participle

dēlēte

  1. vocative masculine singular of dēlētus

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English delete.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: de‧le‧te

Noun

delete m (plural deletes)

  1. Delete (key)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: de‧le‧te

Verb

delete

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

Source: wiktionary.org