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Yes. The word sinecure is a Scrabble US word. The word sinecure is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is sinecure a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sinecure is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Yes. The word sinecure is a Words With Friends word. The word sinecure is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (2 found)

INSECURE,SINECURE,

7-letter words (5 found)

CENSURE,CERESIN,ECURIES,SCRIENE,SINCERE,

6-letter words (34 found)

CENSER,CEREUS,CERISE,CERNES,CERUSE,CESURE,CRINES,CRUISE,CRUSIE,CURIES,ECURIE,ENSURE,ENURES,ERINUS,INCURS,INCUSE,INSURE,INURES,NEREIS,NIECES,RECUSE,RENIES,RESCUE,RUSINE,SCERNE,SCREEN,SCRINE,SECERN,SECURE,SEINER,SEREIN,SERINE,URINES,URSINE,

5-letter words (55 found)

CENSE,CERES,CERNE,CINES,CIRES,CREES,CRIES,CRINE,CRISE,CRUES,CRUSE,CUNEI,CURES,CURIE,CURNS,CURSE,CURSI,ECRUS,ENSUE,ENURE,ERICS,ERNES,ICERS,INCUR,INCUS,INURE,NICER,NIECE,NURSE,REENS,REINS,RESIN,REUSE,RICES,RINES,RINSE,RISEN,RUINS,RUNES,RUNIC,SCENE,SCREE,SEINE,SERIC,SERIN,SIEUR,SINCE,SIREE,SIREN,SNEER,SUCRE,UNCES,UNSEE,UREIC,URINE,

4-letter words (66 found)

CEES,CENS,CERE,CINE,CIRE,CREE,CRIS,CRUE,CRUS,CUES,CURE,CURN,CURS,ECRU,ECUS,EINE,ENES,ERES,ERIC,ERNE,ERNS,ESNE,ICER,ICES,IRES,IURE,NICE,NIES,NURS,RECS,REEN,REES,REIN,REIS,RENS,RICE,RINE,RINS,RISE,RUCS,RUES,RUIN,RUNE,RUNS,RUSE,SCUR,SEEN,SEER,SEIR,SENE,SERE,SICE,SIEN,SINE,SIRE,SNEE,SUER,SUNI,SURE,UNCE,UNCI,UNIS,URES,URIC,URNS,USER,

3-letter words (47 found)

CEE,CIS,CRU,CUE,CUR,ECU,EEN,ENE,ENS,ERE,ERN,ERS,ICE,INS,IRE,NEE,NIE,NIS,NUR,NUS,REC,REE,REI,REN,RES,RIN,RUC,RUE,RUN,SEC,SEE,SEI,SEN,SER,SIC,SIN,SIR,SRI,SUE,SUI,SUN,SUR,UNI,UNS,URE,URN,USE,

2-letter words (13 found)

EE,EN,ER,ES,IN,IS,NE,NU,RE,SI,UN,UR,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 223 words from sinecure according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of sinecure

sinecure

Etymology

From Latin sine (“without”) + cūrā (“care”) in beneficium sine cūrā (“benefice without care”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ.nɪ.kjʊə/, /ˈsɪ.nɪ.kjʊə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ.nə.kjʊɹ/, /ˈsɪn.ə.kjʊɹ/

Noun

sinecure (plural sinecures)

  1. A position that requires no work but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.
    Synonym: (Britain, informal) cushy number
    • 2009, Michael O'Connor, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 25:
      In the ADF, while the numbers vary between the individual services and the reserves, employment is no comfortable sinecure for any personnel and thus does not appeal to many people, male or female, especially under current pay scales.
    • 2010, Mungo MacCallum, The Monthly, April 2010, Issue 55, The Monthly Ptd Ltd, page 28:
      However, by the time of World War II (if not before), politics, at least in the federal sphere, was no longer regarded as sinecure for well-intentioned part-timers.
  2. (historical) An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.

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Translations

Adjective

sinecure (not comparable)

  1. Requiring no work for an ample reward.
  2. Having the appearance of functionality without being of any actual use or purpose.

Verb

sinecure (third-person singular simple present sinecures, present participle sinecuring, simple past and past participle sinecured)

  1. (transitive) To put or place in a sinecure.

Further reading

  • sinecure on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • insecure

Danish

Etymology

From French sinécure, from Latin sine (“without”) + cūra (“care”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sinəkyːrə/, [sinəˈkʰyːɐ]

Noun

sinecure c (singular definite sinecuren, plural indefinite sinecurer)

  1. (rare) sinecure (a position that requires no work but still gives a payment)

Inflection

Further reading

  • “sinecure” in Den Danske Ordbog

Source: wiktionary.org