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Is scalene a Scrabble word?

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

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Is scalene a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is scalene a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word scalene is a Words With Friends word. The word scalene is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (4 found)

CLEANSE,ELANCES,ENLACES,SCALENE,

6-letter words (10 found)

ANCLES,ANELES,CLEANS,ELANCE,ENCASE,ENLACE,ENSEAL,LANCES,SEANCE,SENECA,

5-letter words (28 found)

ACNES,ALECS,ANCES,ANCLE,ANELE,CAESE,CANES,CEASE,CENSE,CLAES,CLANS,CLEAN,EALES,EASEL,EASLE,ELANS,LACES,LANCE,LANES,LEANS,LEASE,LENES,LENSE,NEALS,SCALE,SCENA,SCENE,SLANE,

4-letter words (48 found)

ACES,ACNE,AESC,ALEC,ALEE,ALES,ANCE,ANES,CALS,CANE,CANS,CASE,CEAS,CEES,CELS,CENS,CLAN,EALE,EANS,EASE,EELS,ELAN,ELSE,ENES,ESNE,LACE,LACS,LANE,LASE,LEAN,LEAS,LEES,LENS,NAES,NEAL,SALE,SANE,SCAN,SEAL,SEAN,SEEL,SEEN,SELE,SENA,SENE,SLAE,SLEE,SNEE,

3-letter words (33 found)

ACE,ALE,ALS,ANE,ANS,CAL,CAN,CEE,CEL,EAN,EAS,EEL,EEN,ELS,ENE,ENS,LAC,LAS,LEA,LEE,LES,NAE,NAS,NEE,SAC,SAE,SAL,SAN,SEA,SEC,SEE,SEL,SEN,

2-letter words (12 found)

AE,AL,AN,AS,EA,EE,EL,EN,ES,LA,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 136 words from scalene according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of scalene

scalene

Alternative forms

  • scalenus (noun)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin scalēnus (“of unequal sides”), from Ancient Greek σκᾰληνός (skalēnós, “uneven, unequal”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskeɪ.liːn/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskeɪˌlin/, /skeɪˈlin/
  • Rhymes: -iːn

Adjective

scalene (not comparable)

  1. (trigonometry) Having sides all unequal in length.
  2. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the scalene muscle.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

scalene (plural scalenes)

  1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of scalene muscle..
  2. (trigonometry) Ellipsis of scalene triangle..

See also

  • equilateral
  • isosceles

References

  • “scalene”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “scalenus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “scalene”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

  • Senecal, canelés, cleanse, elances, enlaces, enscale

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skaˈlɛ.ne/
  • Rhymes: -ɛne
  • Hyphenation: sca‧lè‧ne

Adjective

scalene

  1. feminine plural of scaleno

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /skaˈleː.ne/, [s̠käˈɫ̪eːnɛ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /skaˈle.ne/, [skäˈlɛːne]

Adjective

scalēne

  1. vocative masculine singular of scalēnus

Source: wiktionary.org