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Is terse a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word terse is a Scrabble US word. The word terse is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Is terse a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word terse is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

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Yes. The word terse is a Words With Friends word. The word terse is worth 5 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (9 found)

ESTER,REEST,RESET,STEER,STERE,TEERS,TERES,TERSE,TREES,

4-letter words (12 found)

ERES,ERST,REES,REST,RETE,RETS,SEER,SERE,TEER,TEES,TREE,TRES,

3-letter words (11 found)

ERE,ERS,EST,REE,RES,RET,SEE,SER,SET,TEE,TES,

2-letter words (7 found)

EE,ER,ES,ET,RE,ST,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 40 words from terse according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of terse

terse etrse trese rtese ertse retse tesre etsre tsere stere estre setre trsee rtsee tsree stree rstee srtee erste reste esrte serte rsete srete teres etres trees rtees ertes retes teers eters teers eters eetrs eetrs trees rtees teres etres retes ertes erets reets eerts eerts reets erets teser etser tseer steer ester seter teesr etesr teesr etesr eetsr eetsr tseer steer teser etser seter ester esetr seetr eestr eestr seetr esetr trsee rtsee tsree stree rstee srtee trese rtese terse etrse retse ertse tsere stere tesre etsre setre estre rsete srete reste erste serte esrte erset reset esret seret rseet sreet erest reest eerst eerst reest erest esert seert eesrt eesrt seert esert rseet sreet reset erset seret esret

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

Definitions and meaning of terse

terse

Etymology

From Latin tersus (“clean, cleansed, rubbed or wiped off; neat, spruce; terse”), perfect passive participle of tergō, tergeō (“to clean, cleanse, rub, wipe, wipe off”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub; to turn”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɜːs/
  • (Canada, US) IPA(key): /tɝːs/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s

Adjective

terse (comparative terser, superlative tersest)

  1. (by extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.
    Synonyms: concise, succinct; see also Thesaurus:concise
    Antonyms: prolix, verbose, wordy; see also Thesaurus:verbose
  2. (by extension) Of manner or speech: abruptly or brusquely short; curt.
    Synonyms: abrupt, brusque, (dialectal) mardy, short-spoken
  3. (obsolete) Burnished, polished; fine, smooth; neat, spruce. [from early 17th c.]

Derived terms

  • tersely
  • terseness

Translations

References

Further reading

  • concision on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Ester, Reset, Steer, Trees, ester, estre, re-est., reest, reset, retes, seter, steer, stere, teers, teres, trees

Finnish

Etymology

Humorous form of terve, possibly influenced by perse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈterseˣ/, [ˈt̪e̞rs̠e̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -erse
  • Syllabification(key): ter‧se

Interjection

terse (humorous)

  1. hi, hello

Anagrams

  • Ester

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛʁs/
  • Homophones: tersent, terses

Verb

terse

  1. inflection of terser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

  • ester, estre, êtres, reste, resté, stère, stéré

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

terse

  1. third-person singular past historic of tergere

Etymology 2

Participle

terse f pl

  1. feminine plural of terso

Adjective

terse f pl

  1. feminine plural of terso

Anagrams

  • Ester, reste

Latin

Participle

terse

  1. vocative masculine singular of tersus

Venetian

Adjective

terse f pl

  1. feminine plural of terso

Source: wiktionary.org