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Is lancet a Scrabble word?

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

L1A1N1C3E1T1

Is lancet a Scrabble UK word?

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

L1A1N1C3E1T1

Is lancet a Words With Friends word?

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

L2A1N2C4E1T1

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6-letter words (3 found)

CANTLE,CENTAL,LANCET,

5-letter words (9 found)

ANCLE,CLEAN,CLEAT,ECLAT,ENACT,LACET,LANCE,LATEN,LEANT,

4-letter words (29 found)

ACNE,ALEC,ANCE,ANTE,CANE,CANT,CATE,CELT,CENT,CLAN,CLAT,ELAN,ETNA,LACE,LANE,LANT,LATE,LEAN,LEAT,LENT,NEAL,NEAT,TACE,TAEL,TALC,TALE,TANE,TEAL,TELA,

3-letter words (28 found)

ACE,ACT,ALE,ALT,ANE,ANT,ATE,CAL,CAN,CAT,CEL,EAN,EAT,ELT,ETA,LAC,LAT,LEA,LET,NAE,NAT,NET,TAE,TAN,TEA,TEC,TEL,TEN,

2-letter words (13 found)

AE,AL,AN,AT,EA,EL,EN,ET,LA,NA,NE,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

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

Definitions and meaning of lancet

lancet

Alternative forms

  • launcet (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English launcet, from Old French lancete, a diminutive of lance. By surface analysis, lance +‎ -et.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /lɑːn.sɪt/
  • (US, Canada, Northern England) IPA(key): /læn.sɪt/

Noun

lancet (plural lancets)

  1. A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
  2. A small, sterile single-use needle used to draw a drop of blood for testing, as with a glucometer.
  3. (metallurgy) An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.
  4. (architecture) A high narrow window, terminating in an arch acutely pointed, often double or triple, common in the first half of the 13th century.

Hyponyms

  • (sharp surgical instrument): fleam

Derived terms

  • lancet arch
  • (ichthyological): lancetfish

Translations

Verb

lancet (third-person singular simple present lancets, present participle lanceting, simple past and past participle lanceted)

  1. To pierce with a lancet.

References

Anagrams

  • cantel, cantle, cental

Middle English

Noun

lancet

  1. Alternative form of launcet

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French lancette.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlan.t͡sɛt/
  • Rhymes: -ant͡sɛt
  • Syllabification: lan‧cet

Noun

lancet m inan

  1. lancet (sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument)
  2. lancet (small, sterile, single-use needle)

Declension

Further reading

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

Source: wiktionary.org