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Is ointment a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ointment is a Scrabble US word. The word ointment is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

O1I1N1T1M3E1N1T1

Is ointment a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ointment is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

O1I1N1T1M3E1N1T1

Is ointment a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ointment is a Words With Friends word. The word ointment is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

O1I1N2T1M4E1N2T1

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8-letter words (1 found)

OINTMENT,

7-letter words (3 found)

MENTION,NONETTI,TONTINE,

6-letter words (6 found)

INTENT,INTONE,MITTEN,TINMEN,TITMEN,TONITE,

5-letter words (17 found)

ETTIN,MEINT,MENTO,MONIE,MONTE,MOTEN,MOTET,MOTTE,NITON,NOINT,NOMEN,NONET,TENNO,TENON,TIMON,TONNE,TOTEM,

4-letter words (40 found)

EMIT,INTO,ITEM,MEIN,MENO,MENT,MIEN,MINE,MINO,MINT,MITE,MITT,MOIT,MOTE,MOTI,MOTT,NEMN,NEON,NETT,NINE,NITE,NOME,NONE,NONI,NOTE,NOTT,OINT,OMEN,OMIT,ONIE,TEIN,TENT,TIME,TINE,TINT,TITE,TOIT,TOME,TONE,TOTE,

3-letter words (27 found)

EMO,EON,INN,ION,MEN,MET,MOE,MOI,MON,MOT,NET,NIE,NIM,NIT,NOM,NON,NOT,ONE,TEN,TET,TIE,TIN,TIT,TOE,TOM,TON,TOT,

2-letter words (18 found)

EM,EN,ET,IN,IO,IT,ME,MI,MO,NE,NO,OE,OI,OM,ON,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 113 words from ointment according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ointment

ointment

Alternative forms

  • oyntment (obsolete)

Etymology

A later form (as if oint +‎ -ment) of Middle English oinement, borrowed from Old French oignement (“an anointing”), from oigner, oindre, ongier (“to anoint”), from Latin ung(u)ō (“I anoint”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“to smear, anoint”). Partly displaced native Old English sealf, whence modern salve.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt/, [ˈɔ̃ɪ̃(n)ʔ.mɪ̃(n)ʔ]
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɪn(t)m(ə)nt/
  • Hyphenation: oint‧ment

Noun

ointment (countable and uncountable, plural ointments)

  1. (medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
  2. A substance used to anoint, as in religious rituals.

Synonyms

  • (medicine): salve, unguent; pomatum (uncommon); pomade, pomate (obsolete or historical)

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See also

  • cream
  • inunction
  • liniment
  • unction
  • unctuous
  • unguent

Further reading

  • “ointment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “ointment”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “ointment”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Source: wiktionary.org