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Levirate in Scrabble and Meaning

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What does levirate mean? Is levirate a Scrabble word?

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Is levirate a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word levirate is a Scrabble US word. The word levirate is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is levirate a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word levirate is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

L1E1V4I1R1A1T1E1

Is levirate a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word levirate is a Words With Friends word. The word levirate is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2E1V5I1R1A1T1E1

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8-letter words (2 found)

LEVIRATE,RELATIVE,

7-letter words (6 found)

ATELIER,ELATIVE,EVIRATE,LEAVIER,REALTIE,VEALIER,

6-letter words (24 found)

ELATER,EVILER,LAVEER,LEAVER,LEVIER,LEVITE,LIEVER,RELATE,RELIVE,RETAIL,RETIAL,RETILE,REVEAL,REVILE,TAILER,TAIVER,TRAVEL,VALETE,VARLET,VEALER,VEILER,VELATE,VELETA,VERITE,

5-letter words (66 found)

AERIE,AIVER,ALERT,ALIVE,ALTER,ARETE,ARIEL,ARTEL,ARVEE,AVERT,EATER,ELATE,ELITE,ELVER,ERVIL,EVERT,EVITE,IRATE,LAREE,LATER,LAVER,LEARE,LEAVE,LEEAR,LEVER,LIART,LIEVE,LITER,LITRE,LIVER,LIVRE,RAILE,RATEL,RAVEL,REATE,REAVE,REIVE,RELET,RELIE,RELIT,RETIA,RETIE,REVEL,REVET,REVIE,RIEVE,RIVAL,RIVEL,RIVET,TALER,TAVER,TELAE,TELIA,TERAI,TILER,TRAIL,TRAVE,TRIAL,VAIRE,VALET,VEALE,VELAR,VILER,VIRAL,VITAE,VITAL,

4-letter words (93 found)

AIRT,ALEE,ALIT,ARET,ARIL,ARLE,ARTI,AVEL,AVER,EALE,EARL,EAVE,EREV,EVER,EVET,EVIL,ILEA,LAER,LAIR,LARE,LARI,LATE,LATI,LAVE,LEAR,LEAT,LEER,LEET,LEIR,LERE,LEVA,LEVE,LIAR,LIER,LIRA,LIRE,LITE,LIVE,RAIL,RAIT,RALE,RATE,RAVE,REAL,REEL,RETE,RIAL,RIEL,RILE,RITE,RIVA,RIVE,TAEL,TAIL,TALE,TALI,TARE,TEAL,TEAR,TEEL,TEER,TEIL,TELA,TELE,TIAR,TIER,TILE,TIRE,TIRL,TREE,TRIE,VAIL,VAIR,VALE,VALI,VARE,VEAL,VEER,VEIL,VELA,VELE,VERA,VERT,VIAE,VIAL,VIER,VILE,VIRE,VIRL,VITA,VITE,VLEI,VRIL,

3-letter words (54 found)

AIL,AIR,AIT,ALE,ALT,ARE,ART,ATE,AVE,EAR,EAT,EEL,ELT,ERA,ERE,ETA,EVE,IRE,ITA,LAR,LAT,LAV,LEA,LEE,LEI,LET,LEV,LIE,LIT,RAI,RAT,RAV,REE,REI,RET,REV,RIA,RIT,TAE,TAI,TAR,TAV,TEA,TEE,TEL,TIE,TIL,VAE,VAR,VAT,VEE,VET,VIA,VIE,

2-letter words (17 found)

AE,AI,AL,AR,AT,EA,EE,EL,ER,ET,IT,LA,LI,RE,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 263 words from levirate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of levirate

levirate

Etymology

From Latin lēvir (“husband's brother, brother-in-law”) (from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr (“one's brother-in-law”)) + -ate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛvɪɹət/

Adjective

levirate (not comparable)

  1. Having to do with one's husband's brother.

Usage notes

  • This adjective is used almost exclusively as part of the phrase levirate marriage.

Translations

Noun

levirate (plural levirates)

  1. (countable) A marriage between a widow and her deceased husband's brother or, sometimes, heir.
  2. (anthropology) The institution of levirate marriage.

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