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Is andiron a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word andiron is a Scrabble US word. The word andiron is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

A1N1D2I1R1O1N1

Is andiron a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word andiron is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

A1N1D2I1R1O1N1

Is andiron a Words With Friends word?

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

A1N2D2I1R1O1N2

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7-letter words (1 found)

ANDIRON,

6-letter words (4 found)

DONAIR,INROAD,ORDAIN,RANDON,

5-letter words (16 found)

ADORN,ANDRO,ANION,AROID,DANIO,DINAR,DINNA,DONNA,DRAIN,NADIR,NIDOR,NORIA,RADIO,RADON,RANID,RONIN,

4-letter words (30 found)

AIRN,ANNO,ANON,ARID,DARI,DARN,DINO,DONA,INRO,IRON,NAIN,NANO,NAOI,NARD,NODI,NOIR,NONA,NONI,NORI,ORAD,RAID,RAIN,RAND,RANI,RIAD,RIND,ROAD,ROAN,ROID,ROIN,

3-letter words (30 found)

ADO,AID,AIN,AIR,AND,ANI,ANN,ARD,DAN,DIN,DON,DOR,INN,ION,NAN,NID,NOD,NON,NOR,OAR,ODA,ORA,ORD,RAD,RAI,RAN,RIA,RID,RIN,ROD,

2-letter words (16 found)

AD,AI,AN,AR,DA,DI,DO,ID,IN,IO,NA,NO,OD,OI,ON,OR,

You can make 97 words from andiron according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of andiron

andiron

Alternative forms

  • handiron (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English aundire, aundiren, from Old French andier (possibly from Gaulish anderon (“heifer”)) compare Welsh anner, annair (“heifer”), Breton annoar (“heifer”), from Proto-Celtic *anderā (“young woman”), due either to their somewhat animal-like appearance of four legs or to the prominent figuring of bull and heifer design elements; compare its alternative names of fire-dog and dog-iron. Spelling influenced by iron.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈændaɪə(ɹ)n/

Noun

andiron (plural andirons)

  1. (usually in the plural) A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side
    Synonym: (chiefly US) fire dog
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:andiron.

Translations

Anagrams

  • nonarid

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