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Is sterile a Scrabble word?

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

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Is sterile a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is sterile a Words With Friends word?

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

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7-letter words (3 found)

LEISTER,RETILES,STERILE,

6-letter words (14 found)

ELITES,LISTEE,LISTER,LITERS,LITRES,RELETS,RELIES,RELIST,RESILE,RESITE,RETIES,RETILE,STREEL,TILERS,

5-letter words (51 found)

EISEL,ELITE,ESILE,ESTER,ISLET,ISTLE,LEERS,LEETS,LEIRS,LERES,LIERS,LITER,LITES,LITRE,REELS,REEST,REIST,RELET,RELIE,RELIT,RESET,RESIT,RETIE,RIELS,RILES,RITES,SILER,SIREE,SLEER,SLEET,SLIER,STEEL,STEER,STEIL,STELE,STERE,STILE,STIRE,TEELS,TEERS,TEILS,TELES,TERES,TERSE,TIERS,TILER,TILES,TIRES,TIRLS,TREES,TRIES,

4-letter words (61 found)

EELS,ELSE,ELTS,ERES,ERST,IRES,ISLE,LEER,LEES,LEET,LEIR,LEIS,LERE,LEST,LETS,LIER,LIES,LIRE,LIST,LITE,LITS,REEL,REES,REIS,REST,RETE,RETS,RIEL,RILE,RISE,RITE,RITS,SEEL,SEER,SEIL,SEIR,SELE,SERE,SILE,SILT,SIRE,SITE,SLEE,SLIT,STIE,STIR,TEEL,TEER,TEES,TEIL,TELE,TELS,TIER,TIES,TILE,TILS,TIRE,TIRL,TREE,TRES,TRIE,

3-letter words (34 found)

EEL,ELS,ELT,ERE,ERS,EST,IRE,ITS,LEE,LEI,LES,LET,LIE,LIS,LIT,REE,REI,RES,RET,RIT,SEE,SEI,SEL,SER,SET,SIR,SIT,SRI,TEE,TEL,TES,TIE,TIL,TIS,

2-letter words (13 found)

EE,EL,ER,ES,ET,IS,IT,LI,RE,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 177 words from sterile according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of sterile

sterile

Etymology

From Middle French stérile, from Latin sterilis (“barren, futile”). See also Ancient Greek στεῖρα (steîra).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: stĕrʹīl", stĕrʹəl
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstɛɹaɪl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstɛɹəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɹaɪl, -ɛɹəl

Adjective

sterile (comparative more sterile, superlative most sterile)

  1. (not comparable) Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
  2. (figurative) Terse; lacking sentiment or emotional stimulation, as in a manner of speaking.
  3. (figurative) Fruitless, uninspiring, or unproductive.
  4. Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.
  5. Free from dangerous objects, as a zone in an airport that can be only be entered via a security checkpoint.
  6. (US, military) Of weapons: foreign-made and untraceable to the United States.

Synonyms

  • (unable to procreate): barren, infertile

Antonyms

  • fertile
  • non-sterile, nonsterile
  • unsterile

Derived terms

Related terms

  • sterilisation / sterilization
  • sterilise / sterilize
  • sterilised / sterilized
  • sterility

Translations

Anagrams

  • Leister, leister, reliest, retiles, treiles

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

sterile

  1. inflection of steril:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Interlingua

Adjective

sterile (not comparable)

  1. sterile

Italian

Etymology

From Latin sterilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛ.ri.le/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrile
  • Hyphenation: stè‧ri‧le

Adjective

sterile (plural sterili)

  1. sterile, barren, unprolific, infertile
  2. sterile, sterilized (medicine)
  3. vain, pointless
  4. unproductive

Derived terms

  • sterilire
  • sterilizzare
  • sterilmente

Related terms

  • sterilità

Further reading

  • sterile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

sterile

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of sterilis

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

sterile

  1. definite singular/plural of steril

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

sterile

  1. definite singular/plural of steril

Swedish

Adjective

sterile

  1. definite natural masculine singular of steril

Source: wiktionary.org