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Is lament a Scrabble word?

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

L1A1M3E1N1T1

Is lament a Scrabble UK word?

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

L1A1M3E1N1T1

Is lament a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word lament is a Words With Friends word. The word lament is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2A1M4E1N2T1

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6-letter words (4 found)

LAMENT,MANTEL,MANTLE,MENTAL,

5-letter words (8 found)

AMENT,LATEN,LEANT,LEMAN,MANET,MEANT,MENTA,METAL,

4-letter words (35 found)

ALME,AMEN,ANTE,ELAN,ETNA,LAME,LANE,LANT,LATE,LEAM,LEAN,LEAT,LENT,MALE,MALT,MANE,MATE,MEAL,MEAN,MEAT,MELA,MELT,MENT,META,NAME,NEAL,NEAT,NEMA,TAEL,TALE,TAME,TANE,TEAL,TEAM,TELA,

3-letter words (33 found)

ALE,ALT,AME,ANE,ANT,ATE,EAN,EAT,ELM,ELT,ETA,LAM,LAT,LEA,LET,MAE,MAL,MAN,MAT,MEL,MEN,MET,MNA,NAE,NAM,NAT,NET,TAE,TAM,TAN,TEA,TEL,TEN,

2-letter words (17 found)

AE,AL,AM,AN,AT,EA,EL,EM,EN,ET,LA,MA,ME,NA,NE,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 98 words from lament according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lament

lament

Etymology

From French lamenter, from Latin lāmentor (“I wail, weep”), from lāmenta (“wailings, laments, moanings”); with formative -mentum, from the root *la-, probably ultimately imitative. Also see latrare.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ləˈmɛnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Noun

lament (plural laments)

  1. An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.
  2. A song expressing grief.

Derived terms

  • lamentful (rare)

Translations

Verb

lament (third-person singular simple present laments, present participle lamenting, simple past and past participle lamented)

  1. (intransitive) To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
  2. (transitive) To express great sorrow or regret over; to bewail.

Synonyms

  • bewail

Translations

Related terms

Further reading

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

Anagrams

  • Mantle, manlet, mantel, mantle, mental

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlamɛnt]
  • Rhymes: -amɛnt

Noun

lament

  1. genitive plural of lamento

Franco-Provençal

Adverb

lament (ORB)

  1. Alternative spelling of 'lament, alternative form of solament (“only”)

References

  • seulement in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca

French

Pronunciation

Verb

lament

  1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of lamer

Anagrams

  • mêlant, mental

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lāmentum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈla.mɛnt/
  • Rhymes: -amɛnt
  • Syllabification: la‧ment

Noun

lament m inan

  1. lament (expression of grief, suffering, or sadness)
    Synonym: lamentacja
  2. (poetry) threnody
    Synonyms: lamentacja, tren

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lamentum.

Noun

lament n (plural lamente)

  1. wailing, moaning, weeping

Declension

References

  • lament in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

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