sebaceous
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
/səˈbeɪ.ʃəs/
Definition of sebaceous
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Of or relating to fat, sebum.
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adj
- (not-comparable)Of or relating to fat, sebum.
- (not-comparable)Oozing fat.
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(not-comparable)Tallowy, waxy.
“a sebaceous plant secretion”
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sebaceus, from Latin sebum, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out”), which Proto-Germanic *saipǭ ("soap") is also derived from.
Words you can make from sebaceous
133 playable · top: BECAUSE (11 pts)
Best play because 11 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
8 words5-letter words
27 words- CUBES 9 pts
- SCABS 9 pts
- SCUBA 9 pts
- ABUSE 7 pts
- ASCUS 7 pts
- BASES 7 pts
- BASSO 7 pts
- BEAUS 7 pts
- BESES 7 pts
- BOUSE 7 pts
- BUSES 7 pts
- CASES 7 pts
- CASUS 7 pts
- CAUSE 7 pts
- CEASE 7 pts
- COSES 7 pts
- CUSSO 7 pts
- OBESE 7 pts
- SABES 7 pts
- SAUCE 7 pts
- SOBAS 7 pts
- SOCAS 7 pts
- SOCES 7 pts
- SUBAS 7 pts
- EASES 5 pts
- OASES 5 pts
- SOUSE 5 pts
4-letter words
44 words- CABS 8 pts
- COBS 8 pts
- CUBE 8 pts
- CUBS 8 pts
- SCAB 8 pts
- ACES 6 pts
- BAES 6 pts
- BASE 6 pts
- BASS 6 pts
- BEAU 6 pts
- BEES 6 pts
- BOAS 6 pts
- BOSS 6 pts
- BUSS 6 pts
- CASE 6 pts
- CEES 6 pts
- CESS 6 pts
- COSS 6 pts
- CUES 6 pts
- CUSS 6 pts
- ECOS 6 pts
- ECUS 6 pts
- OBAS 6 pts
- OBES 6 pts
- OCAS 6 pts
- SABE 6 pts
- SABS 6 pts
- SACS 6 pts
- SECS 6 pts
- SOBA 6 pts
- SOBS 6 pts
- SOCA 6 pts
- SUBA 6 pts
- SUBS 6 pts
- EASE 4 pts
- ESES 4 pts
- ESSE 4 pts
- OSES 4 pts
- OSSA 4 pts
- SEAS 4 pts
- SEES 4 pts
- SOUS 4 pts
- SUES 4 pts
- USES 4 pts
3-letter words
40 words- CAB 7 pts
- COB 7 pts
- CUB 7 pts
- ABS 5 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- BAE 5 pts
- BAS 5 pts
- BEE 5 pts
- BES 5 pts
- BOA 5 pts
- BOS 5 pts
- BUS 5 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- COS 5 pts
- CUE 5 pts
- ECO 5 pts
- ECU 5 pts
- OBA 5 pts
- OBE 5 pts
- OCA 5 pts
- SAB 5 pts
- SAC 5 pts
- SEC 5 pts
- SOB 5 pts
- SOC 5 pts
- SUB 5 pts
- ASS 3 pts
- EAU 3 pts
- ESS 3 pts
- OES 3 pts
- OSE 3 pts
- SAE 3 pts
- SAU 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
- SEE 3 pts
- SOS 3 pts
- SOU 3 pts
- SUE 3 pts
- SUS 3 pts
- USE 3 pts
2-letter words
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