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Is tsetse a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tsetse is a Scrabble US word. The word tsetse is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is tsetse a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tsetse is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

T1S1E1T1S1E1

Is tsetse a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word tsetse is a Words With Friends word. The word tsetse is worth 6 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (3 found)

SESTET,TESTES,TSETSE,

5-letter words (5 found)

SETTS,STETS,TESTE,TESTS,TETES,

4-letter words (12 found)

ESES,ESSE,ESTS,SEES,SESE,SETS,SETT,STET,TEES,TEST,TETE,TETS,

3-letter words (7 found)

ESS,EST,SEE,SET,TEE,TES,TET,

2-letter words (5 found)

EE,ES,ET,ST,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 33 words from tsetse according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tsetse

tsetse

Alternative forms

  • tsetze, tzetse, tzetze

Etymology

Borrowed from Tswana tsêtsê (“fly”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /tsitsi/, /sitsi/, /titsi/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /tsɛtsi/, /sɛtsi/, /tɛtsi/

Noun

tsetse (plural tsetses or tsetse)

  1. Any fly of the genus Glossina, native to Africa, that feeds on human and animal blood; known primarily as a carrier of parasitic trypanosomes.
    Synonym: tsetse fly

Usage notes

  • Particularly in North American English, this insect is most commonly referred to as a "tsetse fly." Note: This is also the most common usage in Zimbabwe.

Translations

See also

  • tsetse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Glossina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

  • sestet, teests, testes

Aromanian

Noun

tsetse f (plural tsetsi, definite singular tsetsa, definite plural tsetsili or tsetsãli)

  1. Alternative form of tsãtsã

Derived terms

  • tsetsos / tsetsose

Tswana

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsɛ.tsɛ/

Noun

tsêtsê class 9 (plural ditsetse)

  1. tsetse fly

Source: wiktionary.org