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Is silence a Scrabble word?

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

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Is silence a Scrabble UK word?

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

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

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7-letter words (3 found)

LICENSE,SELENIC,SILENCE,

6-letter words (10 found)

CLINES,ENISLE,ENSILE,INCELS,INCLES,NELIES,NIECES,SENILE,SIECLE,SILENE,

5-letter words (23 found)

CEILS,CENSE,CIELS,CINES,CLIES,CLINE,EISEL,ELSIN,ESILE,INCEL,INCLE,LENES,LENIS,LENSE,LIENS,LINES,NELIS,NIECE,SCENE,SEINE,SILEN,SINCE,SLICE,

4-letter words (35 found)

CEES,CEIL,CELS,CENS,CIEL,CINE,EELS,EINE,ELSE,ENES,ESNE,ICES,ISLE,LEES,LEIS,LENS,LICE,LIEN,LIES,LINE,LINS,NICE,NIES,NILS,SEEL,SEEN,SEIL,SELE,SENE,SICE,SIEN,SILE,SINE,SLEE,SNEE,

3-letter words (27 found)

CEE,CEL,CIS,EEL,EEN,ELS,ENE,ENS,ICE,INS,LEE,LEI,LES,LIE,LIN,LIS,NEE,NIE,NIL,NIS,SEC,SEE,SEI,SEL,SEN,SIC,SIN,

2-letter words (9 found)

EE,EL,EN,ES,IN,IS,LI,NE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 108 words from silence according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of silence

silence

Etymology

From Middle English silence, from Old French silence, from Latin silentium (“silence”), from silēns (“quiet, silent”, present participle of silēre) +‎ -ium. Displaced native Old English swīġe.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪl(ə)ns/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪləns/
  • Rhymes: -aɪləns
  • Hyphenation: sil‧ence

Noun

silence (usually uncountable, plural silences)

  1. The absence of any sound.
    deadly silence
    in silence
    total silence
  2. The act of refraining from speaking.
    • 1832, Daniel Webster, "a convention", quoted in The History of the Union, and of the Constitution by Charles Chauncey Burr
      The administration itself keeps a profound silence.
  3. Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers); meeting for worship.

Synonyms

  • quietness

Derived terms

Related terms

  • silent

Translations

Verb

silence (third-person singular simple present silences, present participle silencing, simple past and past participle silenced)

  1. (transitive) To make (someone or something) silent.
    Synonym: mute
  2. (transitive) To repress the expression of something.
  3. (transitive) To suppress criticism, etc.
  4. (molecular biology) To block gene expression.
  5. (euphemistic) To murder.

Derived terms

  • silencer

Translations

See also

  • quiet, noise, loud, deaf, audible.

Interjection

silence

  1. (imperative) Be silent.
    Silence! Enough of your insolence!

Synonyms

  • be quiet
  • hush
  • shut up
  • whist

Translations

Anagrams

  • license, selenic

French

Etymology

From Latin silentium (“silence”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.lɑ̃s/
  • Homophone: silences

Noun

silence m (plural silences)

  1. silence
    Antonyms: bruit, cacophonie, mélodie, musique

Derived terms

  • en silence
  • faire silence
  • le silence est d’or
  • minute de silence
  • passer sous silence
  • porte-silence
  • réduire au silence
  • silence, moteur, action
  • silence radio
  • silencieusement
  • silencieux

Further reading

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

Ido

Etymology

silenco (“silence”) +‎ -e (indicates an adverb).

Adverb

silence

  1. noiselessly, silently, quietly

Related terms

  • silencoza

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • scilence, scylence, scilense, silens, sylence, scielence, cilence

Etymology

From Old French silence, from Latin silentium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siːˈlɛns(ə)/, /siˈlɛns(ə)/

Noun

silence (uncountable)

  1. Silence; the state of refraining or refusing to speak.
  2. Peace, calm; a state of tranquil and restful behaviour.
  3. Quietness; a lack of sound or speaking (for a given area or time).
  4. Refraining from excessive speaking or talking.
  5. The following of a religious vow of silence.
  6. (rare) The termination of a dispute or conflict.
  7. (rare) Secrecy or freedom from disruption.

Descendants

  • English: silence
  • Scots: seelence

References

  • “sī̆lence, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-03.

Middle French

Noun

silence f (plural silences)

  1. silence (absence of noise)

Source: wiktionary.org