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Is xi a Scrabble word?

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

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Is xi a Scrabble UK word?

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

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

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XI 9 

Definitions and meaning of xi

xi

Translingual

Alternative forms

  • XI, xi, Ⅺ, VVI, vvi

Symbol

xi

  1. Ⅺ, the Roman numeral eleven (11)

See also

  • Previous: ⅹ (ten, 10)
  • Next: ⅻ (twelve, 12)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξεῖ (xeî), ξῖ (xî).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ksaɪ/, /zaɪ/, /saɪ/, /ksiː/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ

Noun

xi (plural xis)

  1. The 14th letter of Classical and Modern Greek. The 15th in Ancient and Old Greek.
  2. (physics) Either of a pair of hyperons having spin 1/2, which decay into a lambda particle and a pion.

Derived terms

  • xi baryon

Translations

Anagrams

  • Ix

French

Alternative forms

  • ksi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ksi/

Noun

xi m (plural xi or xis)

  1. xi (Greek letter)

Further reading

  • “xi” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Alternative forms

  • csi
  • ksi

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξεῖ (xeî), ξῖ (xî).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ksi/, [ks̪i]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: xi

Noun

xi m or f (invariable)

  1. The name of the Greek-script letter Ξ/ξ.
    1. xi (all senses)

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɪ/

Etymology 1

From Arabic شَيْء‎ (šayʾ, “thing, a thing, something”). Compare the same use as a determiner in Moroccan Arabic شي‎ (ši) and North Levantine Arabic شي‎ (ši).

Determiner

xi

  1. some
  2. any
Derived terms
  • xi mkien
  • xi ħadd
  • xi ħaġa
Related terms
  • x'
  • -x
  • xejn
  • xiex
  • x'inhu

Etymology 2

See the lemma.

Pronoun

xi

  1. Alternative form of x' (used before a consonant cluster)

Mandarin

Romanization

xi

  1. Nonstandard spelling of xī.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of xí.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of xǐ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of xì.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

  • xii, xiii, etc.

Interjection

xi

  1. indicates that something has failed
  2. indicates that someone is in trouble

Etymology 2

Noun

xi m (plural xis)

  1. Alternative spelling of csi

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈksi/
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

xi f (plural xíes)

  1. xi; the Greek letter Ξ, ξ

Takelma

Noun

xi

  1. water

References

  • Victor Golla, Takelma Texts and Grammar

Source: wiktionary.org
  • XEROX, to produce by a xerox copying machine.
    (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)
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