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Is lenite a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lenite is a Scrabble US word. The word lenite is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

L1E1N1I1T1E1

Is lenite a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lenite is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

L1E1N1I1T1E1

Is lenite a Words With Friends word?

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

L2E1N2I1T1E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

LENITE,

5-letter words (6 found)

ELINT,ELITE,ENLIT,INLET,INTEL,LENTI,

4-letter words (18 found)

EINE,ETEN,LEET,LENT,LIEN,LINE,LINT,LITE,NETE,NITE,TEEL,TEEN,TEIL,TEIN,TELE,TENE,TILE,TINE,

3-letter words (21 found)

EEL,EEN,ELT,ENE,LEE,LEI,LET,LIE,LIN,LIT,NEE,NET,NIE,NIL,NIT,TEE,TEL,TEN,TIE,TIL,TIN,

2-letter words (10 found)

EE,EL,EN,ET,IN,IT,LI,NE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 57 words from lenite according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lenite

lenite

Etymology

Back-formation from lenition.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːnaɪt/, /ləˈnaɪt/

Verb

lenite (third-person singular simple present lenites, present participle leniting, simple past and past participle lenited)

  1. (phonetics, phonology, transitive) To cause (a consonant) to undergo lenition.
    This environment lenites "m" to "mh".
  2. (phonetics, phonology, intransitive) To undergo lenition.
    "M" lenites to "mh".

Translations

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

lenite

  1. inflection of lenire:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

lenite f pl

  1. feminine plural of lenito

Latin

Verb

lēnīte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of lēniō

Source: wiktionary.org