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Is politesse a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word politesse is a Scrabble US word. The word politesse is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is politesse a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word politesse is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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

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9-letter words (1 found)

POLITESSE,

8-letter words (8 found)

EPISTLES,ESTOILES,PETIOLES,PISTOLES,POETISES,POETLESS,PTILOSES,SLOPIEST,

7-letter words (30 found)

ELOPSES,EPISTLE,ESTOILE,ETOILES,ISOETES,LISTEES,OSSELET,PELISSE,PELITES,PESTLES,PETIOLE,PIOLETS,PISTOLE,PISTOLS,POESIES,POETESS,POETISE,POLISES,POSIEST,POSTIES,POSTILS,POTSIES,SEPIOST,SOPITES,STIPELS,TELESIS,TIELESS,TIPLESS,TOELESS,TOPLESS,

6-letter words (66 found)

EISELS,ELITES,ELOPES,EPOSES,ESILES,ESPIES,ESTOPS,ETOILE,ISLETS,ISTLES,LISTEE,PEISES,PELITE,PESTLE,PESTOS,PILOSE,PILOTS,PIOLET,PISTES,PISTOL,PLISSE,POISES,POLEIS,POLIES,POLITE,POSIES,POSITS,POSSET,POSSIE,POSTIE,POSTIL,POTSIE,PTOSES,PTOSIS,SESELI,SETOSE,SLEEPS,SLEEST,SLEETS,SLIEST,SLIPES,SLOPES,SOPITE,SPEELS,SPEILS,SPEISE,SPELTS,SPIELS,SPILES,SPITES,SPLITS,SPOILS,SPOILT,STEELS,STEEPS,STEILS,STELES,STILES,STIPEL,STIPES,STOEPS,STOLES,STOPES,TOILES,TOISES,TOPEES,

5-letter words (114 found)

EISEL,ELITE,ELOPE,ELOPS,ESILE,ESTOP,ISLES,ISLET,ISTLE,LEEPS,LEETS,LESES,LESTS,LIPES,LIPOS,LISPS,LISTS,LITES,LOESS,LOIPE,LOPES,LOSES,LOTES,OLPES,PEELS,PEISE,PELES,PELTS,PESOS,PESTO,PESTS,PIETS,PILES,PILOT,PISES,PISOS,PISTE,PLIES,PLOTS,POETS,POISE,POLES,POLIS,POLTS,POSES,POSIT,POSSE,POSTS,POTES,SEELS,SEEPS,SEILS,SEISE,SELES,SEPTS,SILES,SILOS,SILTS,SIPES,SITES,SLEEP,SLEET,SLEPT,SLIPE,SLIPS,SLIPT,SLITS,SLOES,SLOPE,SLOPS,SLOTS,SOILS,SOLEI,SOLES,SPEEL,SPEIL,SPELT,SPEOS,SPETS,SPIEL,SPIES,SPILE,SPILT,SPITE,SPITS,SPLIT,SPOIL,SPOTS,STEEL,STEEP,STEIL,STELE,STEPS,STIES,STILE,STIPE,STOEP,STOLE,STOPE,STOPS,TEELS,TEILS,TELES,TELOI,TELOS,TILES,TOILE,TOILS,TOISE,TOLES,TOPEE,TOPES,TOPIS,TOSES,

4-letter words (125 found)

EELS,ELSE,ELTS,EPOS,ESES,ESSE,ESTS,ISLE,ISOS,LEEP,LEES,LEET,LEIS,LEPS,LEPT,LESS,LEST,LETS,LIES,LIPE,LIPO,LIPS,LISP,LIST,LITE,LITS,LOPE,LOPS,LOSE,LOSS,LOST,LOTE,LOTI,LOTS,OILS,OLES,OLPE,OPES,OPTS,OSES,PEEL,PEES,PELE,PELS,PELT,PESO,PEST,PETS,PIES,PIET,PILE,PISE,PISO,PISS,PITS,PLIE,PLOT,POET,POIS,POLE,POLS,POLT,POSE,POSS,POST,POTE,POTS,PSIS,PSST,SEEL,SEEP,SEES,SEIL,SEIS,SELE,SELS,SEPS,SEPT,SESE,SETS,SIES,SILE,SILO,SILT,SIPE,SIPS,SIST,SITE,SITS,SLEE,SLIP,SLIT,SLOE,SLOP,SLOT,SOIL,SOLE,SOLI,SOLS,SOPS,SOTS,SPET,SPIE,SPIT,SPOT,STEP,STIE,STOP,TEEL,TEES,TEIL,TELE,TELS,TIES,TILE,TILS,TIPS,TOES,TOIL,TOLE,TOPE,TOPI,TOPS,TOSE,TOSS,

3-letter words (61 found)

EEL,ELS,ELT,ESS,EST,IOS,ISO,ITS,LEE,LEI,LEP,LES,LET,LIE,LIP,LIS,LIT,LOP,LOS,LOT,OES,OIL,OIS,OLE,OPE,OPS,OPT,OSE,PEE,PEL,PES,PET,PIE,PIS,PIT,POI,POL,POS,POT,PSI,PST,SEE,SEI,SEL,SET,SIP,SIS,SIT,SOL,SOP,SOS,SOT,TEE,TEL,TES,TIE,TIL,TIP,TIS,TOE,TOP,

2-letter words (22 found)

EE,EL,ES,ET,IO,IS,IT,LI,LO,OE,OI,OP,OS,PE,PI,PO,SI,SO,ST,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 428 words from politesse according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of politesse

politesse

Etymology

From French politesse, from Italian politezza, from polito, past participle of pulire (“to clean”), from Latin polire, present active infinite form of poliō (“I polish”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɒlɪˈtɛs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /pɑləˈtɛs/

Noun

politesse (countable and uncountable, plural politesses)

  1. Civility, politeness, courtesy or gallantry; or an instance of this.

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian politezza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ.li.tɛs/
  • Rhymes: -ɛs

Noun

politesse f (countable and uncountable, plural politesses)

  1. (uncountable) politeness, courtesy
    Antonym: impolitesse
    Near-synonym: courtoisie
    une formule de politesse ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    par politesse ― out of courtesy, out of politeness, for politeness' sake
  2. (countable) polite remark or action
    Near-synonyms: courtoisie, gentillesse

Derived terms

  • brûler la politesse

Related terms

  • poli

Descendants

  • → English: politesse
  • → German: Politesse

Further reading

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

Source: wiktionary.org