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Is abrade a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word abrade is a Scrabble US word. The word abrade is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is abrade a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word abrade is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Is abrade a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word abrade is a Words With Friends word. The word abrade is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

ABRADE,

5-letter words (9 found)

ABEAR,ARDEB,AREAD,BAAED,BARDE,BARED,BEARD,BREAD,DEBAR,

4-letter words (20 found)

ABED,ABER,ARBA,AREA,ARED,BADE,BARD,BARE,BEAD,BEAR,BRAD,BRAE,BRED,DARB,DARE,DEAR,DRAB,EARD,RADE,READ,

3-letter words (18 found)

ABA,ARB,ARD,ARE,BAA,BAD,BAE,BAR,BED,BRA,DAB,DAE,DEB,EAR,ERA,RAD,REB,RED,

2-letter words (13 found)

AA,AB,AD,AE,AR,BA,BE,DA,DE,EA,ED,ER,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 62 words from abrade according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of abrade

abrade

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /əˈbɹeɪd/
  • Rhymes: -eɪd

Etymology 1

From Latin abrādō (“scrape off”), from ab (“from, away from”) + rādō (“scrape”). First attested in 1677.

Verb

abrade (third-person singular simple present abrades, present participle abrading, simple past and past participle abraded)

  1. (transitive) To rub or wear off; erode. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
  2. (transitive) To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
  3. (transitive) To irritate by rubbing; chafe. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
  4. (transitive) To cause the surface to become more rough.
  5. (intransitive) To undergo abrasion.
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Etymology 2

From Middle English abraiden. See abraid.

Verb

abrade (third-person singular simple present abrades, present participle abrading, simple past and past participle abraded)

  1. (transitive) Obsolete spelling of abraid

References

Anagrams

  • Abdera, abread

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈbra.de/
  • Rhymes: -ade
  • Hyphenation: a‧brà‧de

Verb

abrade

  1. third-person singular present indicative of abradere

Anagrams

  • Abdera, badare, baderà

Latin

Verb

abrāde

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of abrādō

Anagrams

  • Abdera

Source: wiktionary.org