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Is pertain a Scrabble word?

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

P3E1R1T1A1I1N1

Is pertain a Scrabble UK word?

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

P3E1R1T1A1I1N1

Is pertain a Words With Friends word?

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

P4E1R1T1A1I1N2

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7-letter words (4 found)

INAPTER,PAINTER,PERTAIN,REPAINT,

6-letter words (19 found)

ARPENT,ENRAPT,ENTRAP,NIPTER,PANIER,PANTER,PANTIE,PARENT,PATINE,PINETA,PIRATE,PRATIE,PTERIA,PTERIN,RAPINE,RATINE,RETAIN,RETINA,TREPAN,

5-letter words (48 found)

ANTRE,APERT,APTER,ARPEN,ATRIP,EARNT,ENTIA,INAPT,INEPT,INERT,INTER,INTRA,IRATE,NEPIT,NITER,NITRE,PAINT,PAIRE,PAREN,PARTI,PATEN,PATER,PATIN,PEART,PERAI,PETAR,PETRI,PIERT,PIETA,PINTA,PRATE,PRENT,PRINT,RAINE,REPIN,RETIA,RIANT,RIPEN,TAPEN,TAPER,TAPIR,TENIA,TERAI,TINEA,TRAIN,TRAPE,TRINE,TRIPE,

4-letter words (78 found)

AINE,AIRN,AIRT,ANTE,ANTI,APER,ARET,ARTI,EARN,EINA,ETNA,NAPE,NARE,NEAP,NEAR,NEAT,NIPA,NITE,PAIN,PAIR,PANE,PANT,PARE,PART,PATE,PEAN,PEAR,PEAT,PEIN,PENI,PENT,PERI,PERN,PERT,PIAN,PIER,PIET,PINA,PINE,PINT,PIRN,PITA,PRAT,RAIN,RAIT,RANI,RANT,RAPE,RAPT,RATE,REAN,REAP,REIN,RENT,RINE,RIPE,RIPT,RITE,TAIN,TANE,TAPE,TARE,TARN,TARP,TEAR,TEIN,TEPA,TERN,TIAN,TIAR,TIER,TINA,TINE,TIRE,TRAP,TRIE,TRIN,TRIP,

3-letter words (62 found)

AIN,AIR,AIT,ANE,ANI,ANT,APE,APT,ARE,ART,ATE,EAN,EAR,EAT,ERA,ERN,ETA,IRE,ITA,NAE,NAP,NAT,NEP,NET,NIE,NIP,NIT,PAN,PAR,PAT,PEA,PEN,PER,PET,PIA,PIE,PIN,PIR,PIT,PRE,RAI,RAN,RAP,RAT,REI,REN,REP,RET,RIA,RIN,RIP,RIT,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAP,TAR,TEA,TEN,TIE,TIN,TIP,

2-letter words (20 found)

AE,AI,AN,AR,AT,EA,EN,ER,ET,IN,IT,NA,NE,PA,PE,PI,RE,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

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

Definitions and meaning of pertain

pertain

Etymology

From Middle English pertenen, from Old French partenir (modern French appartenir), in turn from Latin pertineō, pertinēre.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /pɚˈteɪn/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəˈteɪn/
  • Rhymes: -eɪn
  • Hyphenation: per‧tain

Verb

pertain (third-person singular simple present pertains, present participle pertaining, simple past and past participle pertained)

  1. (intransitive) To belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct, attribute, or accessory of.
  2. (intransitive) To relate, to refer, be relevant to.
  3. (intransitive) To apply; to be or remain in place; to continue to be applicable.

Usage notes

  • In all the above senses, pertain is followed by to (or formerly by unto, as in The King James Version of The Bible and in the plays of Shakespeare, although to is used in these works as well).

Quotations

(relate):

  • 1989, Sort out any booklets or manuals that pertain to the heating system or any other fixture that you are leaving behind. — One's company, Underwood, Lynn, Southampton: Ashford.

Synonyms

  • appertain

Antonyms

  • be irrelevant

Related terms

  • pertinent
  • pertinence
  • pertinency

Translations

Anagrams

  • Painter, Parenti, apterin, painter, parient, pine tar, repaint, terapin

Source: wiktionary.org