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Is notorious a Scrabble word?

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

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Is notorious a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is notorious a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word notorious is a Words With Friends word. The word notorious is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

NOTORIOUS,

7-letter words (8 found)

ISOTRON,NITROSO,NITROUS,RIOTOUS,TORSION,TURIONS,UNROOST,UNROOTS,

6-letter words (17 found)

INTROS,NITROS,NOSTOI,NOSTRO,NOTOUR,ORISON,OUTROS,OUTSIN,ROTONS,RUTINS,SUITOR,TOISON,TONSOR,TOROUS,TURION,UNROOT,USTION,

5-letter words (55 found)

INTRO,INUST,IRONS,NITRO,NOIRS,NOOIT,NORIS,NUTSO,OINTS,OONTS,ORNIS,OUTRO,RIOTS,ROINS,ROIST,RONTS,ROONS,ROOST,ROOTS,ROSIN,ROSIT,ROSTI,ROTIS,ROTON,ROTOS,ROUST,ROUTS,RUINS,RUNTS,RUTIN,SNIRT,SNOOT,SNORT,SNOUT,STOOR,STOUN,STOUR,SUINT,SUTOR,TIROS,TONUS,TOONS,TOROS,TORSI,TORSO,TORUS,TOUNS,TOURS,TRINS,TRIOS,TROIS,TRONS,TURNS,UNITS,URSON,

4-letter words (77 found)

INRO,INTO,IONS,IRON,NITS,NOIR,NORI,NOUS,NOUT,NURS,NUTS,OINT,ONOS,ONST,ONTO,ONUS,OONS,OONT,OOTS,ORTS,OURN,OURS,OUST,OUTS,RINS,RIOT,RITS,ROIN,RONT,ROON,ROOS,ROOT,ROST,ROTI,ROTO,ROTS,ROUT,RUIN,RUNS,RUNT,RUST,RUTS,SNIT,SNOT,SOON,SOOT,SORI,SORN,SORT,SOUR,SOUT,STIR,STUN,SUIT,SUNI,TINS,TIRO,TONS,TOON,TORI,TORN,TORO,TORS,TOUN,TOUR,TRIN,TRIO,TRON,TROU,TUIS,TUNS,TURN,UNIS,UNIT,UNTO,URNS,UTIS,

3-letter words (53 found)

INS,ION,IOS,ISO,ITS,NIS,NIT,NOO,NOR,NOS,NOT,NUR,NUS,NUT,OIS,ONO,ONS,OON,OOR,OOS,OOT,ORS,ORT,OUR,OUS,OUT,RIN,RIT,ROO,ROT,RUN,RUT,SIN,SIR,SIT,SON,SOT,SOU,SRI,SUI,SUN,SUR,TIN,TIS,TON,TOO,TOR,TUI,TUN,UNI,UNS,URN,UTS,

2-letter words (21 found)

IN,IO,IS,IT,NO,NU,OI,ON,OO,OR,OS,OU,SI,SO,ST,TI,TO,UN,UR,US,UT,

You can make 232 words from notorious according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of notorious

notorious

Etymology

From Late Middle English notoryous, from Medieval Latin nōtōrius (“evident, known; famous, well-known; infamous”), from Latin nōtus (“known, recognized; familiar, widely known; famous, well-known; infamous”) + -tōrius (suffix forming adjectives). Nōtus is the perfect passive participle of nōscō (“to become acquainted with or learn about (something); (rare) to be familiar with, recognize”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know; to recognize”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nə(ʊ)ˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əs/
  • (General American) enPR: nə-tôrʹē-əs, nō- IPA(key): /nəˈtɔ.ɹi.əs/, /noʊ-/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəs
  • Hyphenation: no‧tor‧i‧ous

Adjective

notorious (comparative more notorious, superlative most notorious)

  1. Senses with an unfavourable connotation.
    1. Of a person or entity: generally or widely known for something negative; infamous.
      Synonym: ill-famed
      Antonym: famous
    2. Of an act, situation, etc.: blameworthy in an obvious and offensive way; blatant, flagrant.
  2. Senses with a favourable or neutral connotation.
    1. Generally or widely known; of common knowledge; famous or well-known.
    2. (obsolete)
      1. Clear, evident, obvious.
      2. Generally or widely knowable.

Usage notes

The word notorious originally had a neutral or positive connotation (sharing a Latin root with the words notable and noteworthy) but is now usually associated with negative characteristics. The word is still used to describe positive characteristics (“a notorious perfectionist” or “notorious for his generosity”) but this use is now considered playful or ironic as a result of the word’s negative connotations.

Antonyms

  • unnotorious

Derived terms

  • notorify (obsolete)
  • notoriously
  • notoriousness
  • unnotorious
  • open and notorious

Related terms

  • notoriety
  • notorily (obsolete)
  • notory (obsolete)

Translations

Adverb

notorious (comparative more notorious, superlative most notorious)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of notoriously

References

Further reading

  • notorious (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org