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patient

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Is patient a Scrabble word?

Yes, patient is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 9 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of patient?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (of a person) Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.Examples: "Be patient: your friends will arrive in a few hours."; "Asari Cultural VI: Due to our lifespan-sometimes reaching 1,000 years of age-we are patient in our decisions, and prefer long-term solutions over short-term gains."

2. (obsolete) Physically able to suffer or bear.Examples: "To this outward structure was joined that strength of constitution, patient of severest toil and hardship; insomuch that for the most part of his life, in the fiercest extremity of cold, he took no other advantage of a fire, than at the greatest distance that he could, to look upon it."obsolete

noun (English)

1. (linguistics, grammar) The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.Examples: "The subject of a passive verb is usually a patient."; "The number of a first or second person participant is generally marked for both agent and patient in all aspects."; "Since we have argued that the absolutive argument in Dyirbal is the grammatical subject of its clause, we must conclude that in the antipassive construction the agent replaces the patient as grammatical subject."Antonyms: agent, ;, doer#Noun

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "patient"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "patient"?

Scrabble
9 points
P3
A1
T1
I1
E1
N1
T1
Words With Friends
11 points
P4
A1
T1
I1
E1
N2
T1

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