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What does soften mean? Is soften a Scrabble word?

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Is soften a Scrabble word?

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

S1O1F4T1E1N1

Is soften a Scrabble UK word?

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

S1O1F4T1E1N1

Is soften a Words With Friends word?

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

S1O1F4T1E1N2

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6-letter words (1 found)

SOFTEN,

5-letter words (10 found)

FENTS,FONES,FONTS,NOTES,OFTEN,ONSET,SETON,STENO,STONE,TONES,

4-letter words (31 found)

EFTS,ENTS,EONS,FENS,FENT,FEST,FETS,FOEN,FOES,FONE,FONS,FONT,NEFS,NEST,NETS,NOES,NOSE,NOTE,ONES,ONST,SENT,SNOT,SOFT,SONE,STEN,TEFS,TENS,TOES,TONE,TONS,TOSE,

3-letter words (28 found)

EFS,EFT,ENS,EON,EST,FEN,FES,FET,FOE,FON,NEF,NET,NOS,NOT,OES,OFT,ONE,ONS,OSE,SEN,SET,SON,SOT,TEF,TEN,TES,TOE,TON,

2-letter words (15 found)

EF,EN,ES,ET,FE,NE,NO,OE,OF,ON,OS,SO,ST,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 86 words from soften according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of soften

soften

Etymology

From Middle English softenen, softnen, equivalent to soft +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈsɒfən/, enPR: sŏfʹen
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɔf(t)ən/, enPR: sôfʹen
    • (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈsɑf(t)ən/, enPR: sŏfʹen

Verb

soften (third-person singular simple present softens, present participle softening, simple past and past participle softened)

  1. (transitive) To make something soft or softer.
  2. (transitive) To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up).
  3. (transitive) To make less harsh
  4. (intransitive) To become soft or softer
  5. (transitive, intransitive, phonology) To become or make (a consonant) more lenis, to lenite.
  6. (Slavic phonology) To palatalize.

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See also

  • mollify
  • neshen

Anagrams

  • Sefton

Source: wiktionary.org