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Is hetero a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word hetero is a Scrabble US word. The word hetero is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is hetero a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word hetero is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Yes. The word hetero is a Words With Friends word. The word hetero is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (2 found)

HERETO,HETERO,

5-letter words (5 found)

ETHER,OTHER,THERE,THREE,THROE,

4-letter words (16 found)

ETHE,HERE,HERO,HETE,HOER,HORE,HOTE,RETE,ROHE,ROTE,TEER,TEHR,THEE,THRO,TORE,TREE,

3-letter words (20 found)

ERE,ETH,HER,HET,HOE,HOT,ORE,ORT,REE,REH,REO,RET,RHO,ROE,ROT,TEE,THE,THO,TOE,TOR,

2-letter words (12 found)

EE,EH,ER,ET,HE,HO,OE,OH,OR,RE,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 56 words from hetero according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of hetero

hetero

Etymology

Clipped from heterosexual.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɛ.ɾɚ.oʊ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɛt.(ə).ɹoʊ/
  • Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɛtɹəʊ

Adjective

hetero (comparative more hetero, superlative most hetero)

  1. (informal) Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a heterosexual person.

Synonyms

  • (heterosexual): het, heterosexual, straight, breeder

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "heterosexual"): gay, homo, homosexual

Noun

hetero (plural heteros)

  1. (informal) A heterosexual person.

Derived terms

  • hetero-fascism, heteronormativity, heterosexism

Translations

Anagrams

  • hereto, othere

Danish

Noun

hetero

  1. (informal) a heterosexual person

Declension

Dutch

Etymology

Clipping of heteroseksueel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦeː.təˌroː/
  • Hyphenation: he‧te‧ro

Noun

hetero m (plural hetero's)

  1. (informal) A heterosexual, a hetero.
    Synonym: heteroseksueel
    Antonyms: homoseksueel, homo

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of heteroseksuaali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhetero/, [ˈhe̞t̪e̞ro̞]
  • Rhymes: -etero
  • Syllabification(key): he‧te‧ro

Noun

hetero

  1. heterosexual, hetero (person)

Declension

Adjective

hetero (comparative heterompi, superlative heteroin)

  1. heterosexual; used mainly as modifier in compound terms.
    heteromies (“a heterosexual man”)
    heterosuhde (“a heterosexual relationship”)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “hetero”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Galician

Etymology

Clipping of heterosexual.

Adjective

hetero (invariable)

  1. hetero, straight

Noun

hetero m or f by sense (plural heteros)

  1. hetero, straight

German

Etymology

Clipping of heterosexuell.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈheːteʁo/, /ˈhɛteʁo/
  • Hyphenation: he‧te‧ro

Adjective

hetero (indeclinable)

  1. hetero, straight

See also

  • Hetero

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xɛˈtɛ.rɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrɔ
  • Syllabification: he‧te‧ro

Noun

hetero f

  1. vocative singular of hetera

Portuguese

Adjective

hetero

  1. Misspelling of hétero.

Noun

hetero

  1. Misspelling of hétero.

Spanish

Etymology

Clipping of heterosexual.

Adjective

hetero (invariable)

  1. hetero, straight

Noun

hetero m or f by sense (plural heteros)

  1. hetero, straight

Further reading

  • “hetero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Noun

hetero c or n

  1. (colloquial) a heterosexual

Adjective

hetero

  1. (colloquial, only used predicatively) heterosexual
    Synonym: heterosexuell

See also

  • bi
  • homo

References

  • hetero in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • hetero in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Source: wiktionary.org