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Is zenana a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word zenana is a Scrabble US word. The word zenana is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

Z10E1N1A1N1A1

Is zenana a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word zenana is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

Z10E1N1A1N1A1

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Yes. The word zenana is a Words With Friends word. The word zenana is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

Z10E1N2A1N2A1

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6-letter words (1 found)

ZENANA,

4-letter words (7 found)

ANAN,ANNA,AZAN,NAAN,NANA,NANE,NAZE,

3-letter words (8 found)

ANA,ANE,ANN,EAN,NAE,NAN,ZEA,ZEN,

2-letter words (9 found)

AA,AE,AN,EA,EN,NA,NE,ZA,ZE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 26 words from zenana according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of zenana

zenana

Etymology

From Hindi ज़नाना (zanānā), Urdu زنانه (zanānah), from Classical Persian زنانه (zanāna, “womanly”), from زن (zan, “woman”). Related to Old English cwene (“woman”). More at quean.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zəˈnɑːnə/

Noun

zenana (plural zenanas)

  1. A harem on the Indian subcontinent; a part of the house reserved for high-caste women; a system of segregating women into harems.
  2. An effeminate or crossdressing male in northern India or Pakistan. (Also spelled zanána.)

Translations

See also

  • mardana
  • zanána-mandli
  • hijra

Further reading

  • Zenana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Zenana in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian زنانه (zanâne).

Noun

zenana m (plural zenanas)

  1. zenana

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French zénana.

Noun

zenana f (plural zenanale)

  1. zenana

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org