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

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Is internet a Scrabble UK word?

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

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8-letter words (2 found)

INTERNET,RENITENT,

7-letter words (3 found)

INTERNE,NETTIER,TENTIER,

6-letter words (17 found)

ENTIRE,INTENT,INTERN,NERINE,NERITE,NETTER,NETTIE,NIENTE,RENNET,RETINE,RETINT,TENNER,TENTER,TENTIE,TINNER,TINTER,TRIENE,

5-letter words (21 found)

ENTER,ETTIN,INERT,INNER,INTER,NINER,NITER,NITRE,RENIN,RENNE,RENTE,RETIE,TENET,TENNE,TERNE,TETRI,TITER,TITRE,TREEN,TRINE,TRITE,

4-letter words (31 found)

EINE,ERNE,ETEN,NENE,NETE,NETT,NINE,NITE,REEN,REIN,RENT,RETE,RINE,RITE,RITT,TEEN,TEER,TEIN,TENE,TENT,TERN,TETE,TIER,TINE,TINT,TIRE,TITE,TREE,TRET,TRIE,TRIN,

3-letter words (22 found)

EEN,ENE,ERE,ERN,INN,IRE,NEE,NET,NIE,NIT,REE,REI,REN,RET,RIN,RIT,TEE,TEN,TET,TIE,TIN,TIT,

2-letter words (10 found)

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

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 107 words from internet according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of internet

internet

Etymology 1

The noun is a variant of Internet. The verb is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪntəˌnɛt/
  • (General American) enPR: ĭnʹtərnĕt', IPA(key): /ˈɪn(t)ɚˌnɛt/, [ˈɪntʰɚˌnɛt̚], [ˈɪɾ̃ɚˌnɛt̚]
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net

Proper noun

the internet

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Internet (“the specific internet consisting of a global network of computers that communicate using Internet Protocol (IP) and that use Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to identify the best paths to route those communications”)
Usage notes

See the usage notes at Internet.

Translations

Noun

internet (countable and uncountable, plural internets)

  1. (uncountable) Internet access or connection; internet connectivity.
  2. (countable) Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol; an intranet.
  3. (uncountable) Collectively, the users of the Internet.
  4. (Internet slang, humorous) A fictitious unit of scoring awarded for making outstanding posts on the internet.
Derived terms
  • cable internet
  • dead internet theory
  • internet linguistics
  • internet of things
  • interweb, interwebs
See also
  • Appendix:English internet slang
  • Web

Verb

internet (third-person singular simple present internets, present participle internetting, simple past and past participle internetted)

  1. (intransitive, Internet, informal) To use the Internet; specifically, to search for information using the Internet.
Derived terms
  • internetter (rare)
  • internetting (noun)
Translations

Etymology 2

From inter- (prefix meaning ‘amid, among; between’) +‎ net (“to form a netting or network”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪntəˌnɛt/, /ˌɪntəˈnɛt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪntɚˌnɛt/, /ˌɪntɚˈnɛt/, [-ɾɚ-]
  • (one pronunciation)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net

Verb

internet (third-person singular simple present internets, present participle internetting, simple past and past participle internetted) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. (archaic, rare) To entwine or link (several things) together, so as to form a network; to interconnect, to network.
    Synonym: interweave
  2. (specifically, networking) To connect (a computer, an electronic device, etc.) into a computer network (in particular, the Internet).
Derived terms
  • internetted (adjective)
  • internetting (noun)
Translations

References

Anagrams

  • renitent

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From English Internet.

Pronunciation

Noun

internet (definite accusative interneti, plural internetlər)

  1. the Internet, the web
    internet səhifəsi ― webpage
    internet saytı ― internet site
    internet istifadəçisi ― internet user
    internet şəbəkəsi ― the internet network
    internet xidmətləri ― web-based services
    internet resursları ― internet resources
    internet senzurası ― internet censorship
    internet vasitəsilə ― via internet
    internetə girmək ― to go on the internet
    internetə qoşulmaq ― to connect to the internet
    yüksək sürətli internet ― high-speed internet
    geniş zolaqlı internet ― broadband internet

Declension

Further reading

  • “internet” in Obastan.com.

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

internet m (plural internets)

  1. internet

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English internet.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net

Noun

internet

  1. internet
    1. any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol
    2. the Internet, the largest global internet
    3. an internet connection, internet connectivity, access to the internet

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian интернет (internet)

Noun

internet

  1. internet

Declension

References

  • “internet”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English Internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɪntɛrnɛt]
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net

Noun

internet m inan

  1. the Internet
  2. internet (any set of computer networks)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • internet in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Internet.

Noun

internet n (singular definite internettet, not used in plural form)

  1. internet

Synonyms

  • nettet

Related terms

  • internetforbindelse

See also

  • WWW, World Wide Web

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English Internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪntərˌnɛt/
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net

Noun

internet n (uncountable)

  1. Internet (specific internet consisting of the global network of computers)

Derived terms

Verb

internet

  1. inflection of internetten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈint(ː)ernet/, [ˈin̪t̪(ː)e̞rne̞t̪]
  • Rhymes: -internet
  • Syllabification(key): in‧ter‧net

Noun

internet

  1. internet

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “internet”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[7] (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

French

Etymology

English Internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.nɛt/

Noun

internet m (uncountable)

  1. (singular only) the Internet

Further reading

  • “internet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • inertent

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from English Internet.

Noun

internet f (uncountable)

  1. internet

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈintɛrnɛt]
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

internet (plural internetek)

  1. (computing, Internet) Internet (specific internet consisting of the global network of computers)
    Synonym: (informal) net

Declension

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

From English internet.

Noun

internet n (genitive singular internets, no plural)

  1. internet

Declension

Indonesian

Etymology

From English internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪntərˈnɛt̚]
  • Hyphenation: in‧têr‧nèt

Noun

internet (first-person possessive internetku, second-person possessive internetmu, third-person possessive internetnya)

  1. internet.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “internet” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Alternative forms

  • Internet

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈin.terˌnɛt/, /ˌin.terˈnɛt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛt
  • Hyphenation: ìn‧ter‧net, in‧ter‧nèt

Noun

internet f (uncountable)

  1. internet

Adjective

internet (invariable)

  1. (relational) web, internet

References

Anagrams

  • nitrente, trentine

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English internet.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Malaysian) IPA(key): /intə(r)net/, [intənɛt̚]

Noun

internét (Jawi spelling اينترنيت, plural internet-internet, informal 1st possessive internetku, 2nd possessive internetmu, 3rd possessive internetnya)

  1. an internet

Further reading

  • “internet” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English internet.

Pronunciation

Noun

internet f (usually uncountable, plural internets)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Internet
  2. internet (an internet connection, internet connectivity, access to the internet.)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:internet.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /înternet/
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net

Noun

ȉnternet m (Cyrillic spelling и̏нтернет)

  1. internet

References

  • “internet” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from English Internet.

Noun

internet m inan (genitive singular internetu, nominative plural internety, genitive plural internetov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. the Internet
  2. internet (any set of computer networks)

Declension

Derived terms

  • internetový
  • internetista
  • internetovať
  • internetovo

Further reading

  • “internet”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inteɾˈnet/ [ĩn̪.t̪eɾˈnet̪]
  • Rhymes: -et
  • Syllabification: in‧ter‧net

Noun

internet m or f same meaning (uncountable)

  1. internet

Usage notes

  • Internet is an ambiguous noun with no definite gender; both el and la are used.

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • Internet

Etymology

Borrowed from English Internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪntɛrnɛt/, /ɪntɛrˈnɛt/

Noun

internet n (indeclinable)

  1. internet

Derived terms

Turkish

Etymology

From English internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /intæɾˈnet/

Noun

internet (definite accusative interneti, uncountable)

  1. internet
    Synonym: genel ağ

Declension


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