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Is selenite a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word selenite is a Scrabble US word. The word selenite is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

S1E1L1E1N1I1T1E1

Is selenite a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word selenite is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

S1E1L1E1N1I1T1E1

Is selenite a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word selenite is a Words With Friends word. The word selenite is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1E1L2E1N2I1T1E1

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8-letter words (2 found)

ENLISTEE,SELENITE,

7-letter words (8 found)

EELIEST,LENITES,LIENEES,LISENTE,SETLINE,STEELIE,STELENE,TENSILE,

6-letter words (22 found)

ELINTS,ELITES,ENISLE,ENLIST,ENSILE,INLETS,INTELS,LENITE,LIENEE,LISTEE,LISTEN,NEELES,NELIES,NESTLE,SEELIE,SEITEN,SENILE,SILENE,SILENT,TEENES,TENESI,TINSEL,

5-letter words (50 found)

EISEL,ELINT,ELITE,ELSIN,ENLIT,ESILE,ETENS,INLET,INSET,INTEL,ISLET,ISTLE,LEESE,LEETS,LENES,LENIS,LENSE,LENTI,LIENS,LINES,LINTS,LITES,NEELE,NEESE,NEIST,NELIS,NETES,NITES,SEINE,SENTE,SENTI,SIENT,SILEN,SLEET,STEEL,STEEN,STEIL,STEIN,STELE,STILE,TEELS,TEENE,TEENS,TEILS,TEINS,TELES,TENES,TENSE,TILES,TINES,

4-letter words (62 found)

EELS,EINE,ELSE,ELTS,ENES,ENTS,ESNE,ETEN,ISLE,LEES,LEET,LEIS,LENS,LENT,LEST,LETS,LIEN,LIES,LINE,LINS,LINT,LIST,LITE,LITS,NEST,NETE,NETS,NIES,NILS,NITE,NITS,SEEL,SEEN,SEIL,SELE,SENE,SENT,SIEN,SILE,SILT,SINE,SITE,SLEE,SLIT,SNEE,SNIT,STEN,STIE,TEEL,TEEN,TEES,TEIL,TEIN,TELE,TELS,TENE,TENS,TIES,TILE,TILS,TINE,TINS,

3-letter words (38 found)

EEL,EEN,ELS,ELT,ENE,ENS,EST,INS,ITS,LEE,LEI,LES,LET,LIE,LIN,LIS,LIT,NEE,NET,NIE,NIL,NIS,NIT,SEE,SEI,SEL,SEN,SET,SIN,SIT,TEE,TEL,TEN,TES,TIE,TIL,TIN,TIS,

2-letter words (14 found)

EE,EL,EN,ES,ET,IN,IS,IT,LI,NE,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 197 words from selenite according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of selenite

selenite

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”) +‎ -ite; the chemistry sense comes via the name of the element selenium.

Noun

selenite (countable and uncountable, plural selenites)

  1. (mineralogy) A soft, glassy form of gypsum (chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O).
  2. (inorganic chemistry) The anion SeO32− derived from selenous acid; any salt or ester of selenous acid.

Synonyms

  • satin spar (1)

Derived terms

  • cadmium selenite
  • silver selenite
  • sodium selenite

Translations

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Selenite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “selenite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

  • enlistee, tee lines

Italian

Etymology

From Latin selēnītēs, from Ancient Greek σεληνῑ́της (selēnī́tēs, “moonstone”), derived from σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /se.leˈni.te/
  • Rhymes: -ite
  • Hyphenation: se‧le‧nì‧te

Noun

selenite f (plural seleniti)

  1. (mineralogy, obsolete) moonstone
    Synonym: pietra di luna
  2. (mineralogy) selenite

Source: wiktionary.org