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Is startle a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word startle is a Scrabble US word. The word startle is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

S1T1A1R1T1L1E1

Is startle a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word startle is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

S1T1A1R1T1L1E1

Is startle a Words With Friends word?

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

S1T1A1R1T1L2E1

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7-letter words (6 found)

LATTERS,RATTLES,SLATTER,STARLET,STARTLE,TATLERS,

6-letter words (26 found)

ALERTS,ALTERS,ARETTS,ARTELS,ASTERT,ESTRAL,LASTER,LATEST,LATTER,LATTES,RATELS,RATTLE,SALTER,SLATER,STALER,STATER,STEALT,STELAR,TALERS,TARSEL,TASLET,TASTER,TATERS,TATLER,TETRAS,TREATS,

5-letter words (58 found)

ALERT,ALTER,ARETS,ARETT,ARLES,ARTEL,ASTER,EARLS,EARST,ETATS,LAERS,LARES,LASER,LATER,LATTE,LEARS,LEAST,LEATS,RALES,RATEL,RATES,REALS,REAST,RESAT,SALET,SERAL,SETAL,SLART,SLATE,STALE,STARE,START,STATE,STEAL,STEAR,STELA,STRAE,TAELS,TALER,TALES,TARES,TARTS,TASER,TASTE,TATER,TATES,TEALS,TEARS,TEATS,TERAS,TERTS,TESLA,TESTA,TETRA,TRATS,TREAT,TREST,TRETS,

4-letter words (73 found)

ALES,ALTS,ARES,ARET,ARLE,ARSE,ARTS,ATES,EARL,EARS,EAST,EATS,ELTS,ERAS,ERST,ETAS,ETAT,LAER,LARE,LARS,LASE,LAST,LATE,LATS,LEAR,LEAS,LEAT,LEST,LETS,RALE,RASE,RAST,RATE,RATS,REAL,REST,RETS,SALE,SALT,SATE,SEAL,SEAR,SEAT,SERA,SETA,SETT,SLAE,SLAT,STAR,STAT,STET,TAEL,TAES,TALE,TARE,TARS,TART,TASE,TATE,TATS,TEAL,TEAR,TEAS,TEAT,TELA,TELS,TELT,TEST,TETS,TRAT,TRES,TRET,TSAR,

3-letter words (44 found)

ALE,ALS,ALT,ARE,ARS,ART,ATE,ATS,ATT,EAR,EAS,EAT,ELS,ELT,ERA,ERS,EST,ETA,LAR,LAS,LAT,LEA,LES,LET,RAS,RAT,RES,RET,SAE,SAL,SAR,SAT,SEA,SEL,SER,SET,TAE,TAR,TAS,TAT,TEA,TEL,TES,TET,

2-letter words (15 found)

AE,AL,AR,AS,AT,EA,EL,ER,ES,ET,LA,RE,ST,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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

Definitions and meaning of startle

startle

Etymology

From Middle English startlen, stertlen, stertyllen (“to rush, stumble along”), from Old English steartlian (“to kick with the foot, struggle, stumble”), equivalent to start +‎ -le. Cognate with Old Norse stirtla (“to hobble, stagger”), Icelandic stirtla (“to straighten up, erect”). Compare also Middle English stertil (“hasty”). More at start.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈstɑːt(ə)l/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈstɑɹt(ə)l/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)təl

Verb

startle (third-person singular simple present startles, present participle startling, simple past and past participle startled)

  1. (intransitive) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
  2. (transitive) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To deter; to cause to deviate.

Synonyms

  • (to move suddenly): start
  • (to excite suddenly): alarm, frighten, scare, surprise
  • (deter): deter

Derived terms

  • startling

Translations

Noun

startle (plural startles)

  1. A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.

Derived terms

  • startler
  • startlish

Translations

See also

  • skittish

Anagrams

  • Slatter, Stalter, Statler, rattles, slatter, starlet

Source: wiktionary.org