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Is tahini a Scrabble word?

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

T1A1H4I1N1I1

Is tahini a Scrabble UK word?

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

T1A1H4I1N1I1

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Yes. The word tahini is a Words With Friends word. The word tahini is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

T1A1H3I1N2I1

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6-letter words (1 found)

TAHINI,

5-letter words (3 found)

AHINT,HAINT,HIANT,

4-letter words (12 found)

ANTI,HAIN,HANT,HINT,INIA,INTI,TAIN,TANH,THAN,THIN,TIAN,TINA,

3-letter words (17 found)

AHI,AIN,AIT,ANI,ANT,HAN,HAT,HIN,HIT,ITA,NAH,NAT,NIT,NTH,TAI,TAN,TIN,

2-letter words (11 found)

AH,AI,AN,AT,HA,HI,IN,IT,NA,TA,TI,

You can make 44 words from tahini according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tahini

tahini

Alternative forms

  • tahina, tahine, tehina

Etymology

From Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna), from the root ط ح ن (ṭ-ḥ-n) related to grinding. Final -i most probably from Levantine dialects or from Greek ταχίνι (tachíni).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /tɑːˈhiː.ni/

Noun

tahini (countable and uncountable, plural tahinis)

  1. (cooking) A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc.

Synonyms

  • ardeh

Translations

Further reading

  • tahini on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taˈxi.ɲi/
  • Rhymes: -iɲi
  • Syllabification: ta‧hi‧ni

Noun

tahini n (indeclinable)

  1. tahini

Further reading

  • tahini in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swahili

Etymology

From mtihani (“examination, test”).

Pronunciation

Verb

-tahini (infinitive kutahini)

  1. to examine, to test

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Passive: -tahiniwa
  • Nominal derivations:
    • mtahini (“examiner”)

Related terms

  • mtihani (“examination, test”)

Source: wiktionary.org