CETE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. CETE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CETE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CETE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CETE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cetesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CETE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CETE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,951.
What does CETE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A group of badgers considered together, used as a collective noun.
English has many old collective nouns for groups of particular animals, and cete is the traditional word for a group of badgers, in the same way that a pack refers to wolves. It survives mainly in lists of collective nouns rather than in everyday descriptions of badgers.
How CETE is used
A rare, old-fashioned collective noun, met mostly in dictionaries and lists of animal group names rather than in ordinary speech.
- A cete of badgers had dug several entrances into the hillside.
- The naturalist noted a cete moving quietly through the wood at dusk.
- Few people know that a group of badgers is called a cete.
- The book listed cete among its curious collective animal names.
- They watched an entire cete emerge from the sett at nightfall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CETE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CETE
6 longer words begin with CETE.
Words ending in CETE
16 words end in CETE. Useful as a back hook: play CETE onto a word already on the board.
Words with CETE inside
Showing 24 of 25 words that contain CETE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CETE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CETE
Common questions about CETE
- Is CETE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CETE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CETE worth?
- CETE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CETE mean?
- A group of badgers considered together, used as a collective noun.
- What letters can be added to CETE?
- CETE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CETE:
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