What does ENTERTAIN mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌɛntərˈteɪn/
Letters
9
Scrabble score
9
Words With Friends score
11
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. provide entertainment for
  2. take into consideration, have in view“He entertained the notion of moving to South America”
  3. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)“bear a grudge”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

entertains10

Anagrams of ENTERTAIN

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside ENTERTAIN

179 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

entire6 enter5 inner5 train5 treat5 anti4 earn4 near4 nine4 rain4 rate4 rent4 tree4 air3 are3 art3 eat3 era3 net3 ran3tea3 ten3 tie3 an2at2 en2 et2in2 it2re2

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Questions

Is ENTERTAIN a valid word in word games?

ENTERTAIN is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is ENTERTAIN worth?

ENTERTAIN is worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values and 11 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from ENTERTAIN?

179 other words, including IN, IT, ARE and AT.