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What does whiten mean? Is whiten a Scrabble word?

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Is whiten a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word whiten is a Scrabble US word. The word whiten is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

W4H4I1T1E1N1

Is whiten a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word whiten is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

W4H4I1T1E1N1

Is whiten a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word whiten is a Words With Friends word. The word whiten is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

W4H3I1T1E1N2

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6-letter words (1 found)

WHITEN,

5-letter words (6 found)

THEIN,THINE,TWINE,WHINE,WHITE,WITHE,

4-letter words (19 found)

HENT,HEWN,HINT,NEWT,NITE,TEIN,THEN,THEW,THIN,TINE,TWIN,WENT,WHEN,WHET,WHIN,WHIT,WINE,WITE,WITH,

3-letter words (22 found)

ETH,EWT,HEN,HET,HEW,HIE,HIN,HIT,NET,NEW,NIE,NIT,NTH,TEN,TEW,THE,TIE,TIN,WEN,WET,WIN,WIT,

2-letter words (12 found)

EH,EN,ET,EW,HE,HI,IN,IT,NE,TE,TI,WE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 61 words from whiten according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of whiten

whiten

Etymology

From Middle English whitenen, whitnen, from Old Norse hvítna (“to whiten”), from Proto-Germanic *hwītnōną (“to whiten, become white”), from Proto-Indo-European *kwind-, *kwint- (“bright”), equivalent to white +‎ -en. Cognate with Icelandic hvítna (“to whiten”), Swedish vitna, hvitna (“to whiten”), Danish hvidne (“to whiten”). Compare Old English hwītian (“to whiten, become white, be white, make white”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈ(h)waɪ̯.tən/, [ˈ(h)waɪ̯tn̩], [ˈ(h)waɪ̯ʔn̩]
  • Rhymes: -aɪtən

Verb

whiten (third-person singular simple present whitens, present participle whitening, simple past and past participle whitened)

  1. (ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.
    Age had whitened his hair.
    The trees in spring whiten with blossoms.

Derived terms

  • prewhiten

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