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Is eighth a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word eighth is a Scrabble US word. The word eighth is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

E1I1G2H4T1H4

Is eighth a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word eighth is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

E1I1G2H4T1H4

Is eighth a Words With Friends word?

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

E1I1G3H3T1H3

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6-letter words (2 found)

EIGHTH,HEIGHT,

5-letter words (5 found)

EIGHT,HEIGH,HIGHT,HITHE,THIGH,

4-letter words (6 found)

GEIT,GITE,HETH,HIGH,THIG,TIGE,

3-letter words (13 found)

ETH,GET,GHI,GIE,GIT,HEH,HET,HIE,HIT,TEG,THE,TIE,TIG,

2-letter words (8 found)

EH,ET,GI,HE,HI,IT,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 35 words from eighth according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of eighth

eighth

Alternative forms

  • eight (obsolete)
  • eightth (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Middle English eiȝtthe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ātth, IPA(key): /eɪtθ/
  • (General American) enPR: ātth, āth, IPA(key): /eɪtθ/, /eɪθ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪtθ, -eɪθ

Adjective

eighth (not comparable)

  1. The ordinal form of the number eight.

Synonyms

  • 8th, 8th, VIIIth; (in names of monarchs and popes) VIII

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Noun

eighth (plural eighths)

  1. The person or thing in the eighth position.
  2. One of eight equal parts of a whole.
  3. (slang) An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs.

Synonyms

  • (person or thing in the eighth position): eighth one
  • (One of eight equal parts): ⅛, half-quarter, henry (for an eighth of an ounce of marijuana in the UK)
  • (⅛ oz.): ochava (historical Spanish contexts)

Coordinate terms

  • (One of eight equal parts): epogdoon (a number greater by a ratio of nine to eight; 1+1⁄8)

Translations

Verb

eighth (third-person singular simple present eighths, present participle eighthing, simple past and past participle eighthed)

  1. to divide by eight

See also

  • octave

Anagrams

  • Height, Highet, height, highte

Source: wiktionary.org