incertain
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of incertain
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(obsolete)Not certain, uncertain.
“...or to be worse then worst Of those, that lawlesse and incertaine thought, Imagine howling, 'tis too horrible.”
“And again, that as these acquisitions are in themselves generally worthless, so are the means to attain them not only base and infamous, but at best incertain, and always full of danger.”
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Etymology
From Middle English incertayne, borrowed from Middle French incertain, derived in the 14th c. from certain, after Latin incertus (“uncertain”). By surface analysis, in- + certain.
Words you can make from incertain
200+ playable · top: CARNITINE (11 pts)
Best play carnitine 11 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
16 words6-letter words
36 words- ACETIN 8 pts
- CANINE 8 pts
- CANNER 8 pts
- CANNIE 8 pts
- CANTER 8 pts
- CARNET 8 pts
- CARNIE 8 pts
- CENTAI 8 pts
- CENTRA 8 pts
- CITRIN 8 pts
- CRETIN 8 pts
- ENATIC 8 pts
- ENCINA 8 pts
- IATRIC 8 pts
- INCANT 8 pts
- INCENT 8 pts
- INCITE 8 pts
- IRENIC 8 pts
- NECTAR 8 pts
- NIACIN 8 pts
- NITRIC 8 pts
- RECANT 8 pts
- TANNIC 8 pts
- TANREC 8 pts
- TRANCE 8 pts
- INANER 6 pts
- INNATE 6 pts
- INTERN 6 pts
- INTINE 6 pts
- NARINE 6 pts
- RATINE 6 pts
- RETAIN 6 pts
- RETINA 6 pts
- TANNER 6 pts
- TINIER 6 pts
- TINNER 6 pts
5-letter words
48 words- ACINI 7 pts
- ACTIN 7 pts
- ANTIC 7 pts
- AREIC 7 pts
- CAIRN 7 pts
- CANER 7 pts
- CARET 7 pts
- CARTE 7 pts
- CATER 7 pts
- CERIA 7 pts
- CITER 7 pts
- CRANE 7 pts
- CRATE 7 pts
- ENACT 7 pts
- ERICA 7 pts
- ICIER 7 pts
- NACRE 7 pts
- NARIC 7 pts
- NICER 7 pts
- RANCE 7 pts
- REACT 7 pts
- RECIT 7 pts
- RECTA 7 pts
- RECTI 7 pts
- RICIN 7 pts
- TRACE 7 pts
- TRIAC 7 pts
- TRICE 7 pts
- ANENT 5 pts
- ANTRE 5 pts
- ENTIA 5 pts
- INANE 5 pts
- INERT 5 pts
- INNER 5 pts
- INNIE 5 pts
- INTER 5 pts
- IRATE 5 pts
- NINER 5 pts
- NITER 5 pts
- NITRE 5 pts
- RENIN 5 pts
- RETIA 5 pts
- RIANT 5 pts
- TENIA 5 pts
- TERAI 5 pts
- TINEA 5 pts
- TRAIN 5 pts
- TRINE 5 pts
4-letter words
53 words- ACNE 6 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CARN 6 pts
- CART 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CERT 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- CRIA 6 pts
- CRIT 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- NARC 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- RACE 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- AIRN 4 pts
- AIRT 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ARIE 4 pts
- EARN 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- INIA 4 pts
- INTI 4 pts
- NARE 4 pts
- NEAR 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- RAIN 4 pts
- RANI 4 pts
- RANT 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
- RENT 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TARE 4 pts
- TARN 4 pts
- TEAR 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TERN 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
3-letter words
44 words- ACE 5 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- ARC 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- CAR 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- REC 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- INN 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NAN 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
2-letter words
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