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Is manteau a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word manteau is a Scrabble US word. The word manteau is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is manteau a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word manteau is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

M3A1N1T1E1A1U1

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Yes. The word manteau is a Words With Friends word. The word manteau is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

MANTEAU,

6-letter words (6 found)

AMENTA,MANATU,MANTUA,TAMANU,UNTAME,UNTEAM,

5-letter words (11 found)

AMATE,AMAUT,AMENT,ANTAE,ATMAN,MANAT,MANET,MANTA,MEANT,MENTA,UNMET,

4-letter words (33 found)

AMEN,ANTA,ANTE,ATMA,ATUA,AUNE,AUNT,ETNA,MANA,MANE,MATE,MAUN,MAUT,MEAN,MEAT,MENT,MENU,META,MUNT,MUTE,NAAM,NAME,NAMU,NEAT,NEMA,NEUM,TAME,TANA,TANE,TEAM,TUAN,TUNA,TUNE,

3-letter words (40 found)

AMA,AME,AMU,ANA,ANE,ANT,ATE,AUA,AUE,EAN,EAT,EAU,EMU,ETA,MAA,MAE,MAN,MAT,MEN,MET,MEU,MNA,MUN,MUT,NAE,NAM,NAT,NET,NUT,TAE,TAM,TAN,TAU,TEA,TEN,TUM,TUN,UME,UTA,UTE,

2-letter words (20 found)

AA,AE,AM,AN,AT,EA,EM,EN,ET,MA,ME,MU,NA,NE,NU,TA,TE,UM,UN,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 112 words from manteau according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of manteau

manteau

Etymology

Borrowed from French manteau (“mantle”). In the Iranian context, borrowed from Persian مانتو (mânto), originating in the Qajar period. Doublet of mantle and mantel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæntəʊ/
  • Rhymes: -æntəʊ

Noun

manteau (plural manteaus or manteaux)

  1. A cloak or gown, especially of a kind popular with women in the 17th and 18th centuries.
  2. A long, loose-fitting coat worn by Iranian Muslim women based off the trenchcoat, originally worn with a square Arabic-style hijab and in plain colours, and often associated with liberal politics.
    Coordinate term: chador

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mantellum, diminutive of mantum. Compare Italian mantello.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑ̃.to/
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Homophones: manteaux, mentaux

Noun

manteau m (plural manteaux)

  1. coat
    Synonym: pardessus
  2. mantle (garment worn by Orthodox bishops)
  3. (geology) mantle
  4. (biology) mantle (of molluscs)
  5. (heraldry) pavilion

Related terms

  • mante
  • mantelet
  • manteau de cheminée
  • sous le manteau

Descendants

  • → English: manteau, mantua
  • → Japanese: マント (manto)
  • → Korean: 망토 (mangto)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: مانتو (manto)
    > Turkish: manto (inherited)
  • → Persian: مانتو
  • → Romanian: manta, mantou
  • → Russian: манто (manto)

Further reading

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

Source: wiktionary.org