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Yes. The word ostensible is a Scrabble US word. The word ostensible is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word ostensible is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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10-letter words (2 found)

BILESTONES,OSTENSIBLE,

9-letter words (4 found)

BILESTONE,NOBILESSE,NOSELITES,STILBENES,

8-letter words (19 found)

BETONIES,BONELESS,BONESETS,EBONISES,EBONISTS,EBONITES,ESSONITE,ESTOILES,LITENESS,NOBLESSE,NOSELITE,NOTELESS,OBELISES,SENSIBLE,SETLINES,SONLIEST,STILBENE,TENSIBLE,TONELESS,

7-letter words (60 found)

BEENTOS,BESOINS,BESTIES,BETISES,BETOILS,BITLESS,BOLETES,BOLINES,BONESET,BONIEST,BONISTS,EBONIES,EBONISE,EBONIST,EBONITE,ENISLES,ENLISTS,ENSILES,ENTOILS,EOSINES,ESLOINS,ESTOILE,ETOILES,INSOLES,ISOETES,LENITES,LESIONS,LIONESS,LIONETS,LISENTE,LISTEES,LISTENS,NESTLES,NETLESS,NIBLETS,NOBLEST,NOSIEST,OBELISE,OBESEST,OLEINES,ONESIES,ONLIEST,OSSELET,SEITENS,SENILES,SENSILE,SESTINE,SETLINE,SILENES,SILENTS,SONTIES,STONIES,TELESIS,TELSONS,TENSILE,TIELESS,TINSELS,TOEBIES,TOELESS,TONSILS,

6-letter words (118 found)

BEENTO,BELIES,BELONS,BENETS,BENTOS,BESETS,BESITS,BESOIN,BESOTS,BESTIE,BESTIS,BETELS,BETISE,BETOIL,BETONS,BETOSS,BIONTS,BISONS,BISSON,BLITES,BOITES,BOLETE,BOLETI,BOLINE,BONIST,BOSIES,BOSSET,BOTELS,EISELS,ELINTS,ELITES,ELOINS,ELSINS,ENISLE,ENLIST,ENOSES,ENOSIS,ENSILE,ENTOIL,EOSINE,EOSINS,ESILES,ESLOIN,ESSOIN,ETOILE,INLETS,INSETS,INSOLE,INTELS,ISLETS,ISTLES,LEBENS,LENITE,LENSES,LENTOS,LEONES,LESBOS,LESION,LESSEN,LESSON,LIONET,LISTEE,LISTEN,NEBELS,NELIES,NESTLE,NIBLET,NOBLES,NOESES,NOESIS,NOISES,NOSIES,OLEINE,OLEINS,ONESIE,ONSETS,OSSEIN,SEINES,SEITEN,SENILE,SENSEI,SESELI,SESTON,SETONS,SETOSE,SIENTS,SILENE,SILENS,SILENT,SLEEST,SLEETS,SLIEST,SOBEIT,SOLEIN,SONSIE,STEELS,STEENS,STEILS,STEINS,STELES,STENOS,STILBS,STILES,STOBIE,STOLEN,STOLES,STONES,TELSON,TENESI,TENSES,TINSEL,TOBIES,TOEBIE,TOILES,TOISES,TONIES,TONSIL,TOSSEN,

5-letter words (181 found)

BEETS,BEINS,BELIE,BELON,BELTS,BENES,BENET,BENIS,BENTO,BENTS,BESES,BESET,BESIT,BESOT,BESTI,BESTS,BETEL,BETES,BETON,BILES,BINES,BINTS,BIONT,BISES,BISON,BITES,BITOS,BLEES,BLENT,BLESS,BLEST,BLETS,BLINS,BLISS,BLIST,BLITE,BLITS,BLOTS,BOETS,BOILS,BOITE,BOLES,BOLTS,BONES,BONIE,BOSIE,BOTEL,BOTES,EBONS,EISEL,ELINT,ELITE,ELOIN,ELSIN,ENLIT,ENOLS,EOSIN,ESILE,ESNES,ETENS,INLET,INSET,INTEL,ISLES,ISLET,ISTLE,LEBEN,LEETS,LENES,LENIS,LENOS,LENSE,LENTI,LENTO,LEONE,LESBO,LESES,LESTS,LIENS,LINES,LINOS,LINTS,LIONS,LISTS,LITES,LOBES,LOESS,LOINS,LOSEN,LOSES,LOTES,NEBEL,NEIST,NELIS,NESTS,NETES,NISSE,NITES,NOBLE,NOELS,NOILS,NOISE,NOLES,NOSES,NOTES,OBELI,OBESE,OBITS,OINTS,OLEIN,OLENT,ONSET,SEELS,SEILS,SEINE,SEISE,SELES,SENES,SENSE,SENSI,SENTE,SENTI,SENTS,SETON,SIENS,SIENT,SILEN,SILES,SILOS,SILTS,SINES,SITES,SLEBS,SLEET,SLITS,SLOBS,SLOES,SLOTS,SNEBS,SNEES,SNIBS,SNIES,SNITS,SNOBS,SNOTS,SOILS,SOLEI,SOLES,SONES,SONSE,STEEL,STEEN,STEIL,STEIN,STELE,STENO,STENS,STIES,STILB,STILE,STOBS,STOLE,STOLN,STONE,TEELS,TEENS,TEILS,TEINS,TELES,TELOI,TELOS,TENES,TENSE,TILES,TINES,TOILE,TOILS,TOISE,TOLES,TONES,TOSES,

4-letter words (181 found)

BEEN,BEES,BEET,BEIN,BELS,BELT,BENE,BENI,BENS,BENT,BEST,BETE,BETS,BIEN,BILE,BINE,BINS,BINT,BIOS,BISE,BIST,BITE,BITO,BITS,BLEE,BLET,BLIN,BLIT,BLOT,BOET,BOIL,BOIS,BOLE,BOLT,BONE,BOSS,BOTE,BOTS,EBON,EELS,EINE,ELSE,ELTS,ENES,ENOL,ENTS,EONS,ESES,ESNE,ESSE,ESTS,ETEN,INTO,IONS,ISLE,ISOS,LEES,LEET,LEIS,LENO,LENS,LENT,LESS,LEST,LETS,LIBS,LIEN,LIES,LINE,LINO,LINS,LINT,LION,LIST,LITE,LITS,LOBE,LOBI,LOBS,LOIN,LONE,LOSE,LOSS,LOST,LOTE,LOTI,LOTS,NEBS,NESS,NEST,NETE,NETS,NIBS,NIES,NILS,NITE,NITS,NOBS,NOEL,NOES,NOIL,NOLE,NOSE,NOTE,OBES,OBIS,OBIT,OILS,OINT,OLES,ONES,ONIE,ONST,OSES,SEEL,SEEN,SEES,SEIL,SEIS,SELE,SELS,SENE,SENS,SENT,SESE,SETS,SIBS,SIEN,SIES,SILE,SILO,SILT,SINE,SINS,SIST,SITE,SITS,SLEB,SLEE,SLIT,SLOB,SLOE,SLOT,SNEB,SNEE,SNIB,SNIT,SNOB,SNOT,SOBS,SOIL,SOLE,SOLI,SOLS,SONE,SONS,SOTS,STEN,STIE,STOB,TEEL,TEEN,TEES,TEIL,TEIN,TELE,TELS,TENE,TENS,TIES,TILE,TILS,TINE,TINS,TOES,TOIL,TOLE,TONE,TONS,TOSE,TOSS,

3-letter words (84 found)

BEE,BEL,BEN,BES,BET,BIN,BIO,BIS,BIT,BOI,BON,BOS,BOT,EEL,EEN,ELS,ELT,ENE,ENS,EON,ESS,EST,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,ITS,LEE,LEI,LES,LET,LIB,LIE,LIN,LIS,LIT,LOB,LOS,LOT,NEB,NEE,NET,NIB,NIE,NIL,NIS,NIT,NOB,NOS,NOT,OBE,OBI,OBS,OES,OIL,OIS,OLE,ONE,ONS,OSE,SEE,SEI,SEL,SEN,SET,SIB,SIN,SIS,SIT,SOB,SOL,SON,SOS,SOT,TEE,TEL,TEN,TES,TIE,TIL,TIN,TIS,TOE,TON,

2-letter words (27 found)

BE,BI,BO,EE,EL,EN,ES,ET,IN,IO,IS,IT,LI,LO,NE,NO,OB,OE,OI,ON,OS,SI,SO,ST,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 677 words from ostensible according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ostensible

ostensible

Etymology

Borrowed from French ostensible, formed with the suffix -ible, from Latin ostensus, the past participle of ostendō (“show”), itself from obs- (“in front of”) (akin to ob- (“in the way”) and to Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on, at, besides, after”) and Old English eofot (“crime”)) + tendō (“stretch”) (akin to Ancient Greek τείνω (teínō)). Cf. also Medieval Latin ostensibilis.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɒˈstɛns.ɪ.bəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɑˈstɛns.ɪ.bəl/
  • Hyphenation: os‧ten‧si‧ble

Adjective

ostensible (comparative more ostensible, superlative most ostensible)

  1. Apparent, evident; meant for open display.
    • 1956–1960, R.S. Peters, The Concept of Motivation, Routledge & Kegan Paul (second edition, 1960), chapter ii: “Motives and Motivation”, page 32:
      Motives, of course, may be mixed; but this only means that a man aims at a variety of goals by means of the same course of action. Similarly a man may have a strong motive or a weak one, an ulterior motive or an ostensible one.
  2. Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real).
    The ostensible reason for his visit to New York was to see his mother, but the real reason was to get to the Yankees game the next day.

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "meant for open display"): ulterior

Derived terms

  • ostensibility
  • ostensibly

Related terms

  • ostensive
  • ostentatious
  • ostentation

Translations

References

  • “ostensible”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • bilestones

French

Etymology

Formed, with the suffix -ible, from Latin ostēnsus, past participle of ostendō (“to show”), itself from obs- (“in front of”) (akin to Latin ob- (“in the way”), Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-, “on, at, besides, after”), Old English eofot (“crime”)) + tendō (“to stretch”); or borrowed from Medieval Latin ostēnsibilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔs.tɑ̃.sibl/

Adjective

ostensible (plural ostensibles)

  1. apparent

Derived terms

  • ostensiblement

Related terms

  • ostentateur
  • ostentatoire

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ostēnsibilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ostenˈsible/ [os.t̪ẽnˈsi.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -ible
  • Syllabification: os‧ten‧si‧ble

Adjective

ostensible m or f (masculine and feminine plural ostensibles)

  1. ostensible, apparent

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “ostensible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org