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Is salute a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word salute is a Scrabble US word. The word salute is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is salute a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word salute is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

S1A1L1U1T1E1

Is salute a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word salute is a Words With Friends word. The word salute is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

SALUTE,

5-letter words (21 found)

LATUS,LEAST,LEATS,LUTEA,LUTES,SALET,SALUE,SALUT,SAULT,SAUTE,SETAL,SLATE,STALE,STEAL,STELA,TAELS,TALES,TALUS,TEALS,TESLA,TULES,

4-letter words (47 found)

ALES,ALTS,ALUS,ATES,EAST,EATS,EAUS,ELTS,ETAS,LASE,LAST,LATE,LATS,LATU,LEAS,LEAT,LEST,LETS,LUES,LUST,LUTE,SALE,SALT,SATE,SAUL,SAUT,SEAL,SEAT,SETA,SLAE,SLAT,SLUE,SLUT,SUET,TAEL,TAES,TALE,TASE,TAUS,TEAL,TEAS,TELA,TELS,TULE,ULES,UTAS,UTES,

3-letter words (39 found)

ALE,ALS,ALT,ALU,ATE,ATS,AUE,EAS,EAT,EAU,ELS,ELT,EST,ETA,LAS,LAT,LEA,LES,LET,LEU,SAE,SAL,SAT,SAU,SEA,SEL,SET,SUE,TAE,TAS,TAU,TEA,TEL,TES,ULE,USE,UTA,UTE,UTS,

2-letter words (14 found)

AE,AL,AS,AT,EA,EL,ES,ET,LA,ST,TA,TE,US,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 123 words from salute according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of salute

salute

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin salūtō (“to greet; to wish health to”), from salūs (“greeting, good health”), related to salvus (“safe”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səˈl(j)uːt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /səˈlut/
  • Rhymes: -uːt
  • Hyphenation: sa‧lute

Noun

salute (plural salutes)

  1. An utterance or gesture expressing greeting or honor towards someone, (now especially) a formal, non-verbal gesture made with the arms or hands in any of various specific positions. [from 15th c.]
  2. A kiss, offered in salutation. [from 16th c.]
    • 1775, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin 2001, 8 May:
      [M]aking an apology which, not suspecting his intention, I did not understand, – he gave me a most ardent salute! I have seldom been more surprised. I had no idea of his taking such a freedom.
  3. (military, nautical) A discharge of cannon or similar arms, as a mark of honour or respect. [from 17th c.]
  4. A pyrotechnic device primarily designed to produce a loud bang.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

salute (third-person singular simple present salutes, present participle saluting, simple past and past participle saluted)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make a gesture in honor of (someone or something).
    • 1943 June 19, New York Times, quoted in 2000, Terry Eastland, Freedom of Expression in the Supreme Court: The Defining Cases, page 64,
      Yet the simple fact stands that a school child compelled to salute the flag, when he has been taught the flag is an "image" which the Bible forbids him to worship, is in effect made to say what he does not believe.
  2. To act in thanks, honor, or tribute; to thank or extend gratitude; to praise.
  3. (Ireland, informal) to wave, to acknowledge an acquaintance.
  4. To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail.
  5. To promote the welfare and safety of; to benefit; to gratify.
  6. (archaic) To kiss.

Derived terms

  • saluter

Related terms

  • salubrious
  • salutary
  • salutation

Translations

See also

  • hello, hi
  • gesundheit
  • toast
  • greet, greeting
  • to your health, bless you

Further reading

  • salute on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Aleuts, setula

Corsican

Interjection

salute

  1. hello, hi

Italian

Etymology

From Latin salūtem, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole, completed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈlu.te/
  • Rhymes: -ute
  • Hyphenation: sa‧lù‧te

Noun

salute f (plural saluti)

  1. health, wellbeing
    L'igiene è una garanzia di salute. ― Hygiene is a guarantee of health.

Interjection

salute

  1. cheers! (when toasting)
  2. bless you! (to someone who sneezed)

Anagrams

  • esulta

Latin

Noun

salūte f

  1. ablative singular of salūs

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈlyte/

Noun

salute f

  1. health, wellbeing

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [saˈlute]

Verb

salute

  1. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive of saluta

Source: wiktionary.org