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Is seethe a Scrabble word?

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

S1E1E1T1H4E1

Is seethe a Scrabble UK word?

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

S1E1E1T1H4E1

Is seethe a Words With Friends word?

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

S1E1E1T1H3E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

SEETHE,

5-letter words (4 found)

HETES,SHEET,THEES,THESE,

4-letter words (8 found)

ETHE,ETHS,HEST,HETE,HETS,SHET,TEES,THEE,

3-letter words (11 found)

EHS,EST,ETH,HES,HET,SEE,SET,SHE,TEE,TES,THE,

2-letter words (8 found)

EE,EH,ES,ET,HE,SH,ST,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 33 words from seethe according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of seethe

seethe

Etymology

The verb is derived from Middle English sethen, seeth (“to boil, seethe; to cook; etc.”) [and other forms], from Old English sēoþan (“to boil, seethe; to cook; etc.”), from Proto-Germanic *seuþaną (“to boil, seethe”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sewt-, *h₂sew-, *h₂sut- (“to move about, roil, seethe”).

The noun is derived from the verb.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /siːð/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /sið/
  • Rhymes: -iːð

Verb

seethe (third-person singular simple present seethes, present participle seething, simple past and past participle seethed)

  1. (intransitive)
    1. Of a liquid or other substance, or a container holding it: to be boiled (vigorously); to become boiling hot.
    2. (figurative)
      1. Of a liquid, vapour, etc., or a container holding it: to foam or froth in an agitated manner, as if boiling.
        Synonym: bubble
      2. Of a person: to be in an agitated or angry mental state, often in a way that is not obvious to others.
      3. Of a place: to be filled with many people or things moving about actively; to buzz with activity; also, of people or things: to move about actively in a crowd or group.
      4. Of a place: to have inhabitants in an angry or disaffected mood; to be in a state of unrest.
  2. (transitive)
    1. (archaic, chiefly passive voice)
      1. To overboil (something) so that it loses its flavour or texture; hence (figurative), to cause (the body, the mind, the spirit, etc.) to become dull through too much alcoholic drink or heat.
      2. To soak (something) in a liquid; to drench, to steep.
    2. (obsolete)
      1. To boil (something); especially, to cook (food) by boiling or stewing; also, to keep (something) boiling.
      2. (obsolete, physiology) Of the stomach: to digest (food).

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • seeth (obsolete)

Derived terms

Related terms

  • suds

Translations

Noun

seethe (plural seethes)

  1. (chiefly figurative) A state of boiling or frothing; ebullition, seething; hence, extreme heat; much activity.

Derived terms

  • aseethe

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Anagrams

  • sheete

Source: wiktionary.org