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Is requin a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word requin is a Scrabble US word. The word requin is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is requin a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word requin is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

R1E1Q10U1I1N1

Is requin a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word requin is a Words With Friends word. The word requin is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

REQUIN,

5-letter words (5 found)

INURE,QUERN,QUINE,QUIRE,URINE,

4-letter words (6 found)

IURE,QUIN,REIN,RINE,RUIN,RUNE,

3-letter words (13 found)

ERN,IRE,NIE,NUR,QIN,REI,REN,RIN,RUE,RUN,UNI,URE,URN,

2-letter words (9 found)

EN,ER,IN,NE,NU,QI,RE,UN,UR,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 35 words from requin according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of requin

requin

Etymology

From French requin (“shark”); see below.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹi.kwɪn/

Noun

requin (plural requins)

  1. (dated) The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias).

References

  • “requin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • quiner

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈre.kin]

Verb

requin

  1. inflection of recar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

French

Etymology

1539; Norman reflex of Old French reschin (12th c.), deverbal from reschignier (“to grimace while baring teeth”), rekigner (“to make an ugly face”), from Frankish *kīnan (“to split open”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.kɛ̃/

Noun

requin m (plural requins)

  1. shark
    Synonym: squale
  2. (derogatory) a person profiting from others by treachery

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: requin
  • Haitian Creole: reken
  • → Romanian: rechin
  • → Polish: rekin

References

Further reading

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

Anagrams

  • niquer

Source: wiktionary.org