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Is chirm a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word chirm is a Scrabble US word. The word chirm is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

C3H4I1R1M3

Is chirm a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word chirm is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

C3H4I1R1M3

Is chirm a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word chirm is a Words With Friends word. The word chirm is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4H3I1R1M4

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5-letter words (1 found)

CHIRM,

4-letter words (3 found)

CRIM,MICH,RICH,

3-letter words (7 found)

CHI,HIC,HIM,ICH,MIC,MIR,RIM,

2-letter words (4 found)

CH,HI,HM,MI,

You can make 15 words from chirm according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of chirm

chirm hcirm cihrm ichrm hicrm ihcrm chrim hcrim crhim rchim hrcim rhcim cirhm icrhm crihm rcihm irchm richm hircm ihrcm hricm rhicm irhcm rihcm chimr hcimr cihmr ichmr hicmr ihcmr chmir hcmir cmhir mchir hmcir mhcir cimhr icmhr cmihr mcihr imchr michr himcr ihmcr hmicr mhicr imhcr mihcr chrmi hcrmi crhmi rchmi hrcmi rhcmi chmri hcmri cmhri mchri hmcri mhcri crmhi rcmhi cmrhi mcrhi rmchi mrchi hrmci rhmci hmrci mhrci rmhci mrhci cirmh icrmh crimh rcimh ircmh ricmh cimrh icmrh cmirh mcirh imcrh micrh crmih rcmih cmrih mcrih rmcih mrcih irmch rimch imrch mirch rmich mrich hirmc ihrmc hrimc rhimc irhmc rihmc himrc ihmrc hmirc mhirc imhrc mihrc hrmic rhmic hmric mhric rmhic mrhic irmhc rimhc imrhc mirhc rmihc mrihc

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Definitions and meaning of chirm

chirm

Alternative forms

  • churm
  • churme (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English chirmen (“to chirp, twitter”), from Old English ċirman (“to make a noise, cry out, shout”), from Proto-West Germanic *karmijan (“to make a sound”).

The noun is from Middle English chirm (“the call of various birds; chirping”), from Old English ċirm, ċyrm, ċierm (“noise, cry, alarm”), from Proto-West Germanic *karmi, *karm, from Proto-Germanic *karmaz, *karmiz. Doublet of charm (“sound, voices; group, flock”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃɜː(ɹ)m/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m

Noun

chirm (plural chirms)

  1. A din or confused noise, as of many voices, birdsong, etc.

Verb

chirm (third-person singular simple present chirms, present participle chirming, simple past and past participle chirmed)

  1. (obsolete) To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird does.

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • chirme

Etymology

Inherited from Old English ċierm, from Proto-West Germanic *karmi, from Proto-Germanic *karmiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃirm/, /t͡ʃɛrm/, /t͡ʃurm/
  • (late) IPA(key): /t͡ʃarm/

Noun

chirm

  1. (rare) A chirp or tweet; an avian vocalisation.

Related terms

  • chirmen

Descendants

  • English: chirm, churm; charm
  • Scots: chirm, churme

References

  • “chirm, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Source: wiktionary.org