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Is heroine a Scrabble word?

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

H4E1R1O1I1N1E1

Is heroine a Scrabble UK word?

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

H4E1R1O1I1N1E1

Is heroine a Words With Friends word?

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

H3E1R1O1I1N2E1

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7-letter words (1 found)

HEROINE,

6-letter words (4 found)

HEREIN,HEREON,HEROIN,INHERE,

5-letter words (7 found)

HERON,HIREE,HONER,IRONE,RHINE,RHINO,RHONE,

4-letter words (25 found)

EINE,ERNE,HEIR,HERE,HERN,HERO,HIRE,HOER,HONE,HORE,HORI,HORN,INRO,IRON,NOIR,NORI,ONER,ONIE,REEN,REIN,RENO,RINE,ROHE,ROIN,RONE,

3-letter words (28 found)

EEN,ENE,EON,ERE,ERN,HEN,HER,HIE,HIN,HOE,HOI,HON,ION,IRE,NEE,NIE,NOH,NOR,ONE,ORE,REE,REH,REI,REN,REO,RHO,RIN,ROE,

2-letter words (17 found)

EE,EH,EN,ER,HE,HI,HO,IN,IO,NE,NO,OE,OH,OI,ON,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 83 words from heroine according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of heroine

heroine

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛɹoʊɪn/, /ˈhɪɹoʊɪn/
  • Homophone: heroin
  • Rhymes: -ɪn

Etymology 1

From Latin hērōīna, from late Ancient Greek ἡρωΐνη (hērōḯnē) (2nd century), a feminine equivalent of ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero, demigod”), equivalent to hero +‎ -ine (suffix forming feminine nouns).

  • English from 1587. The sense of "female lead character" is from 1715.

Noun

heroine (plural heroines, masculine hero)

  1. A female hero.
  2. A female lead character.
Usage notes
  • In sense 1, hero, the masculine of heroine, is sometimes used, though it is still acceptable to use the feminine.
She is an American hero (or heroine).
  • Like feminine nouns formed with the suffix -ess, heroine refers only to females, whereas hero can refer to both males and females.
Who is your favorite hero? (answer can refer to either gender)
Who is your favorite heroine? (answer can refer only to females)
Alternative forms
  • heroin (obsolete)
Synonyms
  • shero
  • hera (uncommon)
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

Partly from the noun and partly from hero +‎ -ine (suffix forming adjectives).

Adjective

heroine (comparative more heroine, superlative most heroine)

  1. (rare) Characteristic of a heroine; heroic.

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Source: wiktionary.org