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Is stet a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word stet is a Scrabble US word. The word stet is worth 4 points in Scrabble:

S1T1E1T1

Is stet a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word stet is a Scrabble UK word and has 4 points:

S1T1E1T1

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Yes. The word stet is a Words With Friends word. The word stet is worth 4 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (4 found)

SETT,STET,TEST,TETS,

3-letter words (4 found)

EST,SET,TES,TET,

2-letter words (4 found)

ES,ET,ST,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 13 words from stet according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of stet

stet tset sett estt test etst stte tste stte tste ttse ttse sett estt stet tset etst test tets etts ttes ttes etts tets

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word stet. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in stet.

Definitions and meaning of stet

stet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stet (“let it stand”), an inflection of stō (“I stand”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɛt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

stet (plural stets)

  1. A symbol used by proofreaders and typesetters to indicate that a word or phrase that was crossed out should still remain.
    • 2005, Douglas Rushkoff, "Commodified vs. Commoditized", 2005-09-04:
      And my copyeditors at HarperCollins want me to use the word “commodified” exclusively, since it’s the only one in Websters. But I see the words as very different, and have issued a big STET on that one.

Usage notes

Usually used by writing and circling the word stet above or beside the unwanted edit and underscoring the selection with dashes or dots. Alternatively, a circled checkmark may be used in the margin.

Translations

Verb

stet (third-person singular simple present stets, present participle stetting, simple past and past participle stetted)

  1. (transitive) To let (edited material) stand, or remain as it was.

Translations

See also

  • stet docket
  • stet processus

References

Anagrams

  • ETTs, Etts, TEST, TETS, TETs, Test, Tets, sett, test, tets

German

Etymology

Middle High German stæte, Old High German stāti, ultimately from the root of stehen (“to stand”). Cognate with Bavarian stad.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃteːt/

Adjective

stet (strong nominative masculine singular steter, not comparable)

  1. steady
  2. constant, continuous
  3. perpetual

Declension

Related terms

  • stets

Further reading

  • “stet” in Duden online
  • “stet” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /stet/, [s̠t̪ɛt̪]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /stet/, [st̪ɛt̪]

Verb

stet

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of stō

Related terms

  • stare
  • statio
  • status

Source: wiktionary.org