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Is macabre a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word macabre is a Scrabble US word. The word macabre is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is macabre a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word macabre is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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Is macabre a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word macabre is a Words With Friends word. The word macabre is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (2 found)

MACABER,MACABRE,

6-letter words (4 found)

CAMBER,CAMERA,CEMBRA,CRAMBE,

5-letter words (20 found)

ABEAM,ABEAR,ABRAM,ACERB,AMBER,AMEBA,ARAME,ARECA,BARCA,BRACE,BRAME,BREAM,CABER,CABRE,CRAME,CREAM,EMBAR,MAARE,MACER,MARAE,

4-letter words (33 found)

ABAC,ABER,ACER,ACME,ACRE,ARBA,AREA,BARE,BARM,BEAM,BEAR,BEMA,BERM,BRAE,CABA,CAMA,CAME,CARB,CARE,CRAB,CRAM,CREM,MAAR,MABE,MACA,MACE,MARA,MARC,MARE,MERC,RACA,RACE,REAM,

3-letter words (29 found)

ABA,ACE,AMA,AME,ARB,ARC,ARE,ARM,BAA,BAC,BAE,BAM,BAR,BRA,CAA,CAB,CAM,CAR,EAR,ERA,ERM,MAA,MAC,MAE,MAR,RAM,REB,REC,REM,

2-letter words (13 found)

AA,AB,AE,AM,AR,BA,BE,EA,EM,ER,MA,ME,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 102 words from macabre according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of macabre

macabre

Etymology

Borrowed from French macabre, whose etymology is uncertain. Possibly from the term danse macabre, most commonly believed to be from corruption of the biblical name Maccabees; compare Latin Chorea Machabaeorum.

Another theory derives the French term (through Spanish macabro) from Arabic مَقَابِر (maqābir, “cemeteries”), plural of مَقْبَرَة (maqbara) or مَقْبُرَة (maqbura).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌməˈkɑː.bɹə/, /ˌməˈkɑː.bə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /məˈkɑb/, /ˌməˈkɑ.bɹə/, /ˌməˈkɑ.bɚ/
    • Homophone: McCobb
  • Rhymes: -ɑːbə(ɹ), (US) -ɑb

Adjective

macabre (comparative more macabre, superlative most macabre)

  1. Representing or personifying death.
  2. Obsessed with death or the gruesome.
  3. Ghastly, shocking, terrifying.
    Synonyms: ghastly, horrifying, shocking, terrifying

Derived terms

  • danse macabre

Translations

See also

  • Danse Macabre on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Anagrams

  • carbeam

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French macabre.

Adjective

macabre (feminine macabra, masculine and feminine plural macabres)

  1. macabre

French

Etymology

From Danse Macabre (“dance of death”), from Old French, usually said to be from Macabé (“Maccabee”), in reference to a mystery play depicting their slaughter. See Maccabee.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.kabʁ/

Adjective

macabre (plural macabres)

  1. macabre
    Synonym: lugubre

Derived terms

  • danse macabre

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: macabro

References

Further reading

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

Italian

Adjective

macabre f pl

  1. feminine plural of macabro

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [maˈka.bre]

Adjective

macabre

  1. nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of macabru

Source: wiktionary.org