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Is edit a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word edit is a Scrabble US word. The word edit is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

E1D2I1T1

Is edit a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word edit is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

E1D2I1T1

Is edit a Words With Friends word?

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4-letter words (5 found)

DIET,DITE,EDIT,TIDE,TIED,

3-letter words (7 found)

DEI,DIE,DIT,IDE,TED,TID,TIE,

2-letter words (8 found)

DE,DI,ED,ET,ID,IT,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 21 words from edit according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of edit

edit

English

Etymology

Back-formation from editor, influenced by French éditer (edit, publish) and Latin editus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: ĕdʹĭt, IPA(key): /ˈɛdɪt/
  • (US) enPR: ĕdʹĭt, IPA(key): /ˈɛdɪt/, [ˈɛɾɪʔ], [ˈɛɾɪt̚]
  • Rhymes: -ɛdɪt

Noun

edit (plural edits)

  1. A change to the text of a document.
  2. (computing) A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software.
  3. An edited piece of media, especially video footage.
  4. (Internet, specifically) A compilation of memorable moments (in a show, sport, etc.), often featuring stylized camera effects and intense music.
  5. (comedy) An interruption or change to an improvised scene.
  6. (genetics) An alteration to the DNA sequence of a chromosome; an act of gene splicing.
  7. (fashion) A range of products related by theme or purpose.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

edit (third-person singular simple present edits, present participle editing, simple past and past participle edited)

  1. To change a text, or a document.
  2. To alter a photograph or recording of sound or video.
  3. (transitive) To be the editor of a publication.
  4. (computing) To change the contents of a file, website, etc.
  5. (biology) To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform gene splicing.
  6. To assemble a film by cutting and splicing raw footage.
  7. (comedy) To cut short or otherwise alter an improvised scene.
  8. (ergative) To lend itself to editing in a certain way.

Synonyms

  • (change a text, document, etc.): retouch, fix up, alter
  • (alter a DNA sequence): splice
  • (alter a film): cut

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • -tide, DIET, Diet, diet, dite, diët, tide, tied

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English edit.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈedit/ [ˈe.dɪt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -edit
  • Syllabification: e‧dit

Verb

edit (base edit, imperative edit, colloquial edit, active mengedit, ordinary passive diedit, adversative passive teredit)

  1. to edit
    Synonym: sunting

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “edit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Etymology 1

Form of the verb edō (I eat).

Verb

edit

  1. third-person singular present active indicative/subjunctive of edō

Verb

ēdit

  1. third-person singular perfect active indicative of edō

Etymology 2

Form of the verb ēdō (I dispatch).

Verb

ēdit

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of ēdō

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English edit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛ.dit]
  • Rhymes: -dit, -it
  • Hyphenation: e‧dit

Verb

edit (Jawi spelling ايديت, formal active mengedit, 3rd person passive diedit)

  1. To edit.
    Synonym: sunting

Affixations

Related terms

Further reading

  • “edit” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English edit.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔedit/ [ˈʔɛː.d̪ɪt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -edit
  • Syllabification: e‧dit

Noun

edit (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. edit
    Synonyms: edita, ayos, wasto, pagbabago, modipikasyon

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “edit”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “edit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Source: wiktionary.org