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Yes. The word octogenary is a Scrabble US word. The word octogenary is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word octogenary is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

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10-letter words (1 found)

OCTOGENARY,

8-letter words (7 found)

CARTOONY,CATEGORY,CORONATE,ENACTORY,GONOCYTE,NEGATORY,OCTONARY,

7-letter words (21 found)

ACROGEN,AGENTRY,CARTOON,COAGENT,COGNATE,CORANTO,CORNAGE,CORONAE,CORONET,CRYOGEN,ENACTOR,ENCRATY,GOONERY,NECTARY,NEGATOR,OCTAGON,ORANGEY,OREGANO,OROGENY,ROOTAGE,TRANCEY,

6-letter words (68 found)

AGENCY,AGOROT,ANERGY,ARGENT,AROYNT,ATONER,CANOER,CANTER,CANTOR,CARNET,CARNEY,CARTON,CENTRA,CENTRY,CEROON,COATER,COGENT,CONGER,CONTRA,COONTY,COOTER,CORNEA,CORNET,CORONA,COYOTE,CRATON,CRAYON,CREANT,CRONET,CROONY,CROTON,CYGNET,EARCON,ENROOT,ERYNGO,GANTRY,GARCON,GARNET,GAROTE,GENTOO,GENTRY,GOONEY,GROYNE,GYRANT,GYRATE,NECTAR,NOTARY,OCTANE,ONAGER,OOCYTE,OOGENY,ORANGE,ORANGY,ORGEAT,ORGONE,ORNATE,OROGEN,RACOON,RATOON,RECANT,RECOAT,TANREC,TOERAG,TONGER,TRANCE,TRAYNE,TROGON,TYCOON,

5-letter words (148 found)

ACORN,ACTON,ACTOR,AGENT,AGONE,AGONY,ANGER,ANGRY,ANTRE,ARGON,ARGOT,ATONE,ATONY,AYGRE,AYONT,CAGER,CAGEY,CAGOT,CANER,CANOE,CANTO,CANTY,CARET,CARGO,CARNY,CARON,CARTE,CATER,CENTO,CERTY,COATE,COGON,CONEY,CONGA,CONGE,CONGO,CONTE,CONTO,COOER,COOEY,COREY,CORNO,CORNY,COTAN,COYER,CRANE,CRATE,CRENA,CRONE,CRONY,CROON,CYANO,CYTON,EARNT,ENACT,ENTRY,ERGON,ERGOT,GATER,GATOR,GAYER,GENOA,GENRO,GENTY,GEYAN,GOARY,GOATY,GOETY,GONER,GOOEY,GOONY,GOORY,GRACE,GRANT,GRATE,GREAT,GROAN,GROAT,GRONE,GRYCE,GYNAE,GYRON,NACRE,NAGOR,NARCO,NEGRO,NOTER,OATEN,OATER,OCEAN,OCREA,OCTAN,ONCER,ONCET,ONERY,ORACY,ORANG,ORANT,ORATE,ORGAN,OTARY,RACON,RANCE,RANGE,RANGY,RATOO,RAYNE,RAYON,REACT,RECON,RECTA,RECTO,REGNA,RENAY,RENGA,RETAG,ROATE,RONEO,RONTE,ROOTY,ROTAN,ROTON,ROYNE,TANGO,TANGY,TARGE,TAROC,TEARY,TENOR,TERGA,TOGAE,TONER,TONEY,TONGA,TORAN,TOYER,TOYON,TRACE,TRONA,TRONC,TRONE,TYRAN,YAGER,YARCO,YARTO,YEARN,YENTA,YRENT,

4-letter words (175 found)

ACER,ACNE,ACRE,ACRO,AEON,AERO,AERY,AGEN,AGER,AGON,AGRO,ANCE,ANTE,ARCO,AREG,ARET,ARTY,ATOC,AYRE,CAGE,CAGY,CANE,CANG,CANT,CANY,CARE,CARN,CART,CATE,CENT,CERO,CERT,COAT,CONE,CONY,COON,COOT,CORE,CORN,CORY,COTE,CRAG,CRAN,CRAY,CROG,CRON,CYAN,CYTE,EARN,EOAN,ERGO,ETNA,EYOT,EYRA,GAEN,GANE,GANT,GARE,GART,GATE,GEAN,GEAR,GEAT,GENA,GENT,GERT,GETA,GNAR,GNAT,GOAT,GOER,GOEY,GONE,GOON,GOOR,GORA,GORE,GORY,GRAN,GRAT,GRAY,GREN,GREY,GROT,GYAN,GYNO,GYRE,GYRO,GYTE,NARC,NARE,NARY,NEAR,NEAT,NOTA,NOTE,OARY,OATY,OCTA,OGRE,ONCE,ONER,ONTO,OONT,ORCA,ORGY,OYER,RACE,RACY,RAGE,RANG,RANT,RATE,RATO,REAN,REGO,RENO,RENT,RENY,ROAN,RONE,RONG,RONT,ROON,ROOT,ROTA,ROTE,ROTO,RYOT,TACE,TACO,TANE,TANG,TARE,TARN,TARO,TEAR,TERN,TOCO,TOEA,TOEY,TOGA,TOGE,TONE,TONG,TONY,TOON,TORA,TORC,TORE,TORN,TORO,TORY,TOYO,TRAY,TREY,TROG,TRON,TROY,TRYE,TYER,TYNE,TYRE,TYRO,YAGE,YANG,YARE,YARN,YATE,YEAN,YEAR,YGOE,YOGA,YONT,YORE,

3-letter words (124 found)

ACE,ACT,AGE,AGO,ANE,ANT,ANY,ARC,ARE,ART,ARY,ATE,AYE,CAG,CAN,CAR,CAT,CAY,COG,CON,COO,COR,COT,COY,CRY,EAN,EAR,EAT,ECO,EGO,ENG,EON,ERA,ERG,ERN,ETA,GAE,GAN,GAR,GAT,GAY,GEN,GEO,GER,GET,GEY,GOA,GOE,GON,GOO,GOR,GOT,GOY,NAE,NAG,NAT,NAY,NEG,NET,NOG,NOO,NOR,NOT,NOY,NYE,OAR,OAT,OCA,ONE,ONO,ONY,OON,OOR,OOT,ORA,ORC,ORE,ORG,ORT,OYE,RAG,RAN,RAT,RAY,REC,REG,REN,REO,RET,ROC,ROE,ROO,ROT,RYA,RYE,TAE,TAG,TAN,TAO,TAR,TAY,TEA,TEC,TEG,TEN,TOC,TOE,TOG,TON,TOO,TOR,TOY,TRY,TYE,TYG,YAE,YAG,YAR,YEA,YEN,YER,YET,YGO,YON,

2-letter words (27 found)

AE,AG,AN,AR,AT,AY,EA,EN,ER,ET,GO,NA,NE,NO,NY,OE,ON,OO,OR,OY,RE,TA,TE,TO,YA,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 572 words from octogenary according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of octogenary

octogenary

Etymology

From Latin octōgēnārius (“containing 80”) either directly or via French octogénaire, from Latin octōgēnus (“80 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from octōgintā (“eight tens, 80”). Cognate with octogenarian.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɑkˈtɑ.d͡ʒəˌnɛr.i/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒkˈtɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.nə.ri/

Adjective

octogenary (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Of or related to the number 80, particularly
    Coordinate terms: unary, binary, ternary, trinary, tetranary, quintenary, hexanary, septenary, octonary, nonary, decenary, vicenary, tricenary, quadragenary, quinquagenary, semicentenary, sexagenary, septuagenary, nonagenary, centenary, millenary
    1. Synonym of octogenarian: lasting or aged 80 years; 80-year-old.

Noun

octogenary (plural octogenaries)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of eightysomething: a person 80 to 89 years old.

References

  • “octogenary, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
  • “octogenary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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