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Is ebony a Scrabble word?

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

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Is ebony a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is ebony a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ebony is a Words With Friends word. The word ebony is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

BONEY,EBONY,

4-letter words (5 found)

BONE,BONY,EBON,OBEY,YEBO,

3-letter words (17 found)

BEN,BEY,BON,BOY,BYE,EON,NEB,NOB,NOY,NYE,OBE,ONE,ONY,OYE,YEN,YOB,YON,

2-letter words (13 found)

BE,BO,BY,EN,NE,NO,NY,OB,OE,ON,OY,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 38 words from ebony according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of ebony

ebony beony eobny oebny boeny obeny ebnoy benoy enboy neboy bneoy nbeoy eonby oenby enoby neoby oneby noeby boney obney bnoey nboey onbey nobey eboyn beoyn eobyn oebyn boeyn obeyn ebyon beyon eybon yebon byeon ybeon eoybn oeybn eyobn yeobn oyebn yoebn boyen obyen byoen yboen oyben yoben ebnyo benyo enbyo nebyo bneyo nbeyo ebyno beyno eybno yebno byeno ybeno enybo neybo eynbo yenbo nyebo ynebo bnyeo nbyeo byneo ybneo nybeo ynbeo eonyb oenyb enoyb neoyb oneyb noeyb eoynb oeynb eyonb yeonb oyenb yoenb enyob neyob eynob yenob nyeob yneob onyeb noyeb oyneb yoneb nyoeb ynoeb bonye obnye bnoye nboye onbye nobye boyne obyne byone ybone oybne yobne bnyoe nbyoe bynoe ybnoe nyboe ynboe onybe noybe oynbe yonbe nyobe ynobe

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Definitions and meaning of ebony

ebony

Etymology

From earlier heben, hebeny, from Middle English ebenif, hebenyf (influenced by Late Latin hebeninus), from Ecclesiastical Latin ebenius (“of ebony”), from Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”), from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj,

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɛb.ən.i/

Noun

ebony (usually uncountable, plural ebonies)

  1. (uncountable) A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.
  2. (countable) A tree that yields such wood.
  3. (countable and uncountable) A deep, dark black colour.
  4. (slang, countable) A black key on a piano or other keyboard instrument.

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Adjective

ebony (comparative more ebony, superlative most ebony)

  1. Made of ebony wood.
  2. A deep, dark black colour.
  3. Dark-skinned; black; especially in reference to African-Americans.

Derived terms

  • ebony spleenwort

Translations

See also

  • calamander
  • cocuswood
  • tendu
  • Appendix:Colors

Further reading

  • ebony on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Boney, Boyne, Bynoe, boney

Source: wiktionary.org