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Is facet a Scrabble word?

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

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Is facet a Scrabble UK word?

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

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5-letter words (1 found)

FACET,

4-letter words (8 found)

CAFE,CATE,FACE,FACT,FATE,FEAT,FETA,TACE,

3-letter words (16 found)

ACE,ACT,AFT,ATE,CAF,CAT,EAT,EFT,ETA,FAE,FAT,FET,TAE,TEA,TEC,TEF,

2-letter words (9 found)

AE,AT,EA,EF,ET,FA,FE,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

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

All 5 letters words made out of facet

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Definitions and meaning of facet

facet

Etymology

Borrowed from French facette.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfæsɪt/
  • Rhymes: -æsɪt

Noun

facet (plural facets)

  1. Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
  2. One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things.
    Synonym: aspect
    The child's learning disability was only one facet of the problems contributing to his delinquency.
  3. One of a series of things, such as steps in a project.
    We had just about completed the research facet of the project when the order came to cancel it.
  4. (anatomy) One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.
  5. (anatomy) A smooth circumscribed surface.
    the articular facet of a bone
  6. (anatomy) Any of the small joints at each segment of the spine that provide stability and help guide motion
  7. (architecture) The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column; a fillet.
  8. (mathematics) A face of codimension 1 of a polytope.
  9. (computing) A criterion that can be used to sort and filter, such as the colour or size of products in an online store.

Derived terms

  • multifaceted
  • facetal
  • articular facet

Translations

Verb

facet (third-person singular simple present facets, present participle faceting or facetting, simple past and past participle faceted or facetted)

  1. To cut a facet into a gemstone.

Usage notes

  • Faceting and faceted are more common in the US. Facetting and facetted are more common in the UK.

Translations

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French facette (facet), diminutive of face.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fasɛt/, [faˈsɛd̥]

Noun

facet c (singular definite facetten, plural indefinite facetter)

  1. facet

Declension

Further reading

  • facet on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
  • “facet” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French facette.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faːˈsɛt/
  • Hyphenation: fa‧cet
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

facet n (plural facetten, diminutive facetje n)

  1. facet

Derived terms

  • facetoog

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: faset
  • Indonesian: faset

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin facētus. Doublet of facecja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfa.t͡sɛt/
  • Rhymes: -at͡sɛt
  • Syllabification: fa‧cet

Noun

facet m pers (female equivalent facetka, diminutive facecik)

  1. (colloquial) guy, fellow, chap

Declension

Further reading

  • facet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • facet in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Source: wiktionary.org