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Is entice a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word entice is a Scrabble US word. The word entice is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

E1N1T1I1C3E1

Is entice a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word entice is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

E1N1T1I1C3E1

Is entice a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word entice is a Words With Friends word. The word entice is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

E1N2T1I1C4E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

ENTICE,

5-letter words (2 found)

CTENE,NIECE,

4-letter words (15 found)

CENT,CETE,CINE,CITE,EINE,ETEN,ETIC,NETE,NICE,NITE,TEEN,TEIN,TENE,TICE,TINE,

3-letter words (15 found)

CEE,CIT,EEN,ENE,ICE,NEE,NET,NIE,NIT,TEC,TEE,TEN,TIC,TIE,TIN,

2-letter words (8 found)

EE,EN,ET,IN,IT,NE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 42 words from entice according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of entice

entice

Etymology

From Middle English enticen, from Old French enticier (“to stir up or excite”), from a Vulgar Latin *intitiāre (“I set on fire”), from in- +‎ titiō (“firebrand (tool)”), from Proto-Italic *tītjō (“heating”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *teih₁- (“to become hot, melt or to end”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈtaɪs/
  • Rhymes: -aɪs

Verb

entice (third-person singular simple present entices, present participle enticing, simple past and past participle enticed)

  1. (transitive) To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
    I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey.

Related terms

  • enticement
  • enticing

Translations

See also

  • beguile
  • tempt
  • seduce

References

  • “entice”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “entice”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • encite

Source: wiktionary.org