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Is rebarbative a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word rebarbative is a Scrabble US word. The word rebarbative is worth 18 points in Scrabble:

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Is rebarbative a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word rebarbative is a Scrabble UK word and has 18 points:

R1E1B3A1R1B3A1T1I1V4E1

Is rebarbative a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word rebarbative is a Words With Friends word. The word rebarbative is worth 21 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1E1B4A1R1B4A1T1I1V5E1

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11-letter words (1 found)

REBARBATIVE,

10-letter words (1 found)

ABBREVIATE,

9-letter words (1 found)

REVIBRATE,

8-letter words (5 found)

ABERRATE,BREVIATE,RABBITER,VERATRIA,VERTEBRA,

7-letter words (18 found)

ARBITER,AVERTER,BARBATE,BEATIER,BREVIER,EBRIATE,EVIRATE,RAREBIT,REBATER,RIVERET,RIVETER,TABBIER,TABRERE,TARAIRE,TEARIER,TEREBRA,VARIATE,VIBRATE,

6-letter words (53 found)

ABATER,AERATE,AERIER,ARRIBA,ARRIVE,ARTIER,AVIATE,BABIER,BAITER,BARBER,BARBET,BARBIE,BARITE,BARRAT,BARRET,BARRIE,BARTER,BEARER,BEATER,BEAVER,BERATE,BERBER,BERRET,BRAVER,BREARE,BREVET,BRIBEE,BRIBER,ERRATA,ETRIER,IRATER,RABBET,RABBIT,RAVIER,REAVER,REBAIT,REBATE,REBITE,REITER,REIVER,RETEAR,RETIRE,REVERB,REVERT,RIBBER,RIEVER,TAIVER,TEARER,TERBIA,TERRAE,VARIER,VERIER,VERITE,

5-letter words (73 found)

AARTI,ABATE,ABEAR,AERIE,AIRER,AIVER,AREAE,AREAR,ARERE,ARETE,ARRET,ARVEE,ATRIA,AVERT,BARBE,BARER,BARRA,BARRE,BEARE,BERET,BEVER,BITER,BRAAI,BRAVA,BRAVE,BRAVI,BREER,BRERE,BREVE,BRIAR,BRIBE,BRIER,EATER,EBBET,ERBIA,EVERT,EVITE,IRATE,RABAT,RABBI,RAITA,RAREE,RATER,RAVER,REATA,REATE,REAVE,REBAR,REBBE,REBIT,REIVE,RETIA,RETIE,REVET,REVIE,RIATA,RIEVE,RIVER,RIVET,TABER,TAIRA,TARRE,TAVER,TERAI,TERRA,TIARA,TRAVE,TRIBE,TRIER,VAIRE,VARIA,VERRA,VITAE,

4-letter words (79 found)

ABBA,ABBE,ABER,ABET,ABRI,AIRT,ARAR,ARBA,AREA,ARET,ARIA,ARTI,AVER,BABA,BABE,BAIT,BARB,BARE,BATE,BEAR,BEAT,BEER,BEET,BERE,BETA,BETE,BIBE,BIER,BIRR,BITE,BRAE,BRAT,BREE,BREI,BRER,BRIE,BRIT,EAVE,EREV,EVER,EVET,RABI,RAIA,RAIT,RARE,RATA,RATE,RAVE,REAR,RETE,RIBA,RITE,RIVA,RIVE,TABI,TARA,TARE,TAVA,TEAR,TEER,TIAR,TIER,TIRE,TIRR,TREE,TRIE,VAIR,VARA,VARE,VEER,VERA,VERB,VERT,VIAE,VIBE,VIER,VIRE,VITA,VITE,

3-letter words (57 found)

ABA,ABB,AIA,AIR,AIT,ARB,ARE,ART,ATE,AVA,AVE,BAA,BAE,BAR,BAT,BEE,BET,BIB,BIT,BRA,BRR,EAR,EAT,EBB,ERA,ERE,ERR,ETA,EVE,IRE,ITA,RAI,RAT,RAV,REB,REE,REI,RET,REV,RIA,RIB,RIT,TAB,TAE,TAI,TAR,TAV,TEA,TEE,TIE,VAE,VAR,VAT,VEE,VET,VIA,VIE,

2-letter words (18 found)

AA,AB,AE,AI,AR,AT,BA,BE,BI,EA,EE,ER,ET,IT,RE,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 307 words from rebarbative according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of rebarbative

rebarbative

Etymology

From French rébarbatif, rébarbative (“repellent, disagreeable”), from Middle French rebarber (“to oppose”), ultimately from Latin barba (“beard”), literally “to stand beard to beard against”.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: rĭbärʹbətĭv, IPA(key): /ɹɪˈbɑːbətɪv/
  • (General American) enPR: rĭbärʹbətĭv, IPA(key): /ɹɪˈbɑɹbətɪv/

Adjective

rebarbative (comparative more rebarbative, superlative most rebarbative)

  1. Irritating, repellent.
    • 2009 August 31, Nicholas Lezard, Down and out in London (column), New Statesman, page 54,
      I know there are few things more rebarbative than parents who insist, usually against all the evidence, that their children are the bees’ knees, but something seems to have turned out fine.

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References

  • “rebarbative, adj.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (draft revision, June 2009)
  • “reˈbarbative, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)

Anagrams

  • abbreviater

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