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Is modest a Scrabble word?

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

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Is modest a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Yes. The word modest is a Words With Friends word. The word modest is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

MODEST,

5-letter words (13 found)

DEMOS,DOEST,DOMES,DOTES,MESTO,MODES,MOSED,MOSTE,MOTED,MOTES,SMOTE,TOMES,TOSED,

4-letter words (30 found)

DEMO,DOES,DOME,DOMS,DOSE,DOST,DOTE,DOTS,EMOS,MEDS,METS,MODE,MODS,MOES,MOSE,MOST,MOTE,MOTS,ODES,SOME,STED,STEM,TEDS,TEMS,TODS,TOED,TOES,TOME,TOMS,TOSE,

3-letter words (31 found)

DOE,DOM,DOS,DOT,DSO,EDS,EMO,EMS,EST,MED,MES,MET,MOD,MOE,MOS,MOT,ODE,ODS,OES,OMS,OSE,SED,SET,SOD,SOM,SOT,TED,TES,TOD,TOE,TOM,

2-letter words (16 found)

DE,DO,ED,EM,ES,ET,ME,MO,OD,OE,OM,OS,SO,ST,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 92 words from modest according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of modest

modest

Etymology

From Middle French modeste, from Latin modestus.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑdəst/
  • Rhymes: -ɒdəst

Adjective

modest (comparative more modest or modester, superlative most modest or modestest)

  1. Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
  2. Small, moderate in size.
  3. Pure and delicate from a sense of propriety.
  4. (especially of behavior or clothing) Intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:humble
  • See also Thesaurus:intermediate
  • See also Thesaurus:small

Antonyms

  • immodest
  • arrogant

Derived terms

  • modestly
  • modest proposal

Related terms

  • modesty

Translations

Anagrams

  • domets

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔdɛst/

Adjective

modest (feminine modeste)

  1. modest

Derived terms

  • modesti

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin modestus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [muˈðest]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [moˈðest]

Adjective

modest (feminine modesta, masculine plural modests or modestos, feminine plural modestes)

  1. modest
    Antonym: immodest

Derived terms

  • modestament

Related terms

  • immodest
  • modèstia

Further reading

  • “modest” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “modest”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “modest” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “modest” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin modestus or French modeste or Italian modesto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈdest/

Adjective

modest m or n (feminine singular modestă, masculine plural modești, feminine and neuter plural modeste)

  1. modest

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org