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Is elementary a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word elementary is a Scrabble US word. The word elementary is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is elementary a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word elementary is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

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Yes. The word elementary is a Words With Friends word. The word elementary is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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10-letter words (1 found)

ELEMENTARY,

8-letter words (4 found)

ENAMELER,LAMENTER,LATEENER,TERYLENE,

7-letter words (15 found)

ALTERNE,AMYLENE,ELEMENT,ENTAYLE,ENTERAL,ETERNAL,LAMETER,MANTEEL,METAYER,REELMAN,REELMEN,REMANET,TELEMAN,TELEMEN,TELERAN,

6-letter words (66 found)

ALMERY,ALMNER,ALTERN,ANERLY,ANTLER,ARMLET,EATERY,ELANET,ELATER,ELYTRA,ENAMEL,ENTAME,ENTERA,ENTREE,ETERNE,EYALET,EYELET,LAMENT,LARNEY,LATEEN,LAYMEN,LEANER,LEARNT,LYRATE,MANTEL,MANTLE,MARTEL,MARTEN,MEALER,MEANER,MEANLY,MEETER,MEETLY,MELENA,MELTER,MENEER,MENTAL,MENTEE,MERELY,MYRTLE,NAMELY,NEARLY,NEATER,NEATLY,RATEEN,RAYLET,REALTY,RELATE,RELENT,REMATE,REMEET,REMELT,RENAME,RENTAL,RETEAM,RETENE,TAMELY,TEAMER,TEEMER,TEENER,TELARY,TEMENE,TERMLY,TERNAL,TRAMEL,TRAYNE,

5-letter words (109 found)

ALERT,ALEYE,ALTER,AMEER,AMENE,AMENT,ANELE,ANTRE,ARENE,ARETE,ARMET,ARTEL,EARLY,EARNT,EATEN,EATER,ELATE,ELMEN,EMEER,EMERY,ENARM,ENATE,ENEMA,ENEMY,ENTER,ENTRY,ETYMA,LAMER,LAREE,LARNT,LATEN,LATER,LAYER,LEANT,LEANY,LEARE,LEARN,LEARY,LEEAR,LEERY,LEMAN,LYART,MAERL,MALTY,MANET,MANLY,MANTY,MARLE,MARLY,MATER,MATEY,MEALY,MEANE,MEANT,MEANY,MEARE,MEATY,MELEE,MELTY,MENTA,MEREL,MERLE,METAL,METER,METRE,MEYNT,MYLAR,NAMER,NEELE,NERAL,RAMEE,RAMEN,RAMET,RANEE,RATEL,RAYLE,RAYNE,REALM,REAME,REAMY,REATE,RELAY,RELET,REMAN,REMEN,REMET,RENAL,RENAY,RENEY,RENTE,RETEM,TALER,TAMER,TEARY,TEENE,TEENY,TELAE,TERNE,TREEN,TREMA,TRYMA,TYLER,TYRAN,YAMEN,YEALM,YEARN,YENTA,YENTE,YRENT,

4-letter words (134 found)

AERY,ALEE,ALME,AMEN,AMYL,ANTE,ARET,ARLE,ARMY,ARTY,ARYL,AYRE,EALE,EARL,EARN,EELY,EERY,ELAN,ELMY,ERNE,ETEN,ETNA,EYEN,EYER,EYNE,EYRA,EYRE,LAER,LAME,LANE,LANT,LARE,LARN,LATE,LEAM,LEAN,LEAR,LEAT,LEER,LEET,LEME,LENT,LERE,LYAM,LYME,LYNE,LYRA,LYRE,LYTE,MALE,MALT,MANE,MANY,MARE,MARL,MART,MARY,MATE,MATY,MEAL,MEAN,MEAT,MEER,MEET,MELA,MELT,MENE,MENT,MERE,MERL,META,METE,MYAL,MYNA,NAME,NARE,NARY,NEAL,NEAR,NEAT,NEEM,NEMA,NETE,RALE,RANT,RATE,REAL,REAM,REAN,REEL,REEN,RELY,RENT,RENY,RETE,RYAL,TAEL,TALE,TAME,TANE,TARE,TARN,TEAL,TEAM,TEAR,TEEL,TEEM,TEEN,TEER,TELA,TELE,TEME,TENE,TERM,TERN,TRAM,TRAY,TREE,TREM,TREY,TRYE,TYEE,TYER,TYNE,TYRE,YALE,YARE,YARN,YATE,YEAN,YEAR,YELM,YELT,YLEM,

3-letter words (84 found)

ALE,ALT,AME,ANE,ANT,ANY,ARE,ARM,ART,ARY,ATE,AYE,EAN,EAR,EAT,EEL,EEN,ELM,ELT,EME,ENE,ERA,ERE,ERM,ERN,ETA,EYE,LAM,LAR,LAT,LAY,LEA,LEE,LET,LEY,LYE,LYM,MAE,MAL,MAN,MAR,MAT,MAY,MEE,MEL,MEN,MET,MNA,NAE,NAM,NAT,NAY,NEE,NET,NYE,NYM,RAM,RAN,RAT,RAY,REE,REM,REN,RET,RYA,RYE,TAE,TAM,TAN,TAR,TAY,TEA,TEE,TEL,TEN,TRY,TYE,YAE,YAM,YAR,YEA,YEN,YER,YET,

2-letter words (26 found)

AE,AL,AM,AN,AR,AT,AY,EA,EE,EL,EM,EN,ER,ET,LA,MA,ME,MY,NA,NE,NY,RE,TA,TE,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 440 words from elementary according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of elementary

elementary

Alternative forms

  • elementar (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin elementārius (“elementary”), from elementum (“one of the four elements of antiquity; fundamentals”) + -ārius (adjective-forming suffix). Cognate with French élémentaire.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /(ˌ)ɛlɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹɪ/
  • (General American) enPR: ĕl'ĭ-mĕn′tə-rē, -trē, IPA(key): /ˌɛlɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/
  • Rhymes: -ɛntəɹi, -ɛntɹi
  • Hyphenation: el‧e‧men‧ta‧ry

Adjective

elementary (comparative more elementary, superlative most elementary)

  1. Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.
  2. Very simple.
  3. Relating to an elementary school.
  4. (physics) Relating to a subatomic particle.
  5. (mathematics, of an argument or proof) Straightforward, employing only basic techniques; not requiring substantial knowledge (of some particular domain, object, etc.).
    1. (number theory, of an argument or proof, mostly historical outside the phrase "Elementary number theory") Making no use of complex analysis.
  6. (archaic) Sublunary; not celestial; belonging to the sublunary sphere, to which the four classical elements (earth, air, fire and water) were confined; composed of or pertaining to these four elements.

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Noun

elementary (plural elementaries)

  1. An elementary school.
  2. (mythology, mysticism) A supernatural being associated with the elements.

References

  • John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “elementary”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

Source: wiktionary.org