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Is demur a Scrabble word?

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

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Is demur a Scrabble UK word?

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

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5-letter words (2 found)

DEMUR,MURED,

4-letter words (8 found)

DERM,DRUM,DURE,MURE,RUDE,RUED,RUME,URDE,

3-letter words (15 found)

DUE,DUM,EMU,ERM,MED,MEU,MUD,RED,REM,RUD,RUE,RUM,UME,URD,URE,

2-letter words (9 found)

DE,ED,EM,ER,ME,MU,RE,UM,UR,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 35 words from demur according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of demur

demur edmur dmeur mdeur emdur medur deumr edumr duemr udemr eudmr uedmr dmuer mduer dumer udmer muder umder emudr meudr eumdr uemdr muedr umedr demru edmru dmeru mderu emdru medru dermu edrmu dremu rdemu erdmu redmu dmreu mdreu drmeu rdmeu mrdeu rmdeu emrdu merdu ermdu remdu mredu rmedu deurm edurm duerm uderm eudrm uedrm derum edrum dreum rdeum erdum redum durem udrem druem rduem urdem rudem eurdm uerdm erudm reudm uredm ruedm dmure mdure dumre udmre mudre umdre dmrue mdrue drmue rdmue mrdue rmdue durme udrme drume rdume urdme rudme murde umrde mrude rmude urmde rumde emurd meurd eumrd uemrd muerd umerd emrud merud ermud remud mreud rmeud eurmd uermd erumd reumd uremd ruemd mured umred mrued rmued urmed rumed

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Definitions and meaning of demur

demur

Etymology

From Middle English demuren, from Anglo-Norman demorer (French demeurer), from Vulgar Latin demorō, Latin demoror (“to tarry”), from de- + moror (“to delay”).

See alternative etymology in the Anglo-Norman ancestor.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dĭmûrʹ, IPA(key): /dɪˈmɜː/
  • (General American) enPR: dĭmûrʹ, IPA(key): /dɪˈmɝ/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
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Verb

demur (third-person singular simple present demurs, present participle demurring, simple past and past participle demurred)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To linger; to stay; to tarry
  2. (intransitive) To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.
  3. (intransitive) To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk
  4. (intransitive, law) To interpose a demurrer.
  5. (transitive, obsolete) To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about
  6. (transitive, obsolete) To cause delay to; to put off

Related terms

  • demurrage
  • demurral
  • demurrer

Translations

Noun

demur (plural demurs)

  1. An act of hesitation as to proceeding; a scruple; also, a suspension of action or decision; a pause, a stop.

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Anagrams

  • MUDer, mured

Latin

Verb

dēmur

  1. first-person plural present passive subjunctive of dō

Middle English

Adjective

demur

  1. Alternative form of demure (“demure”)

Source: wiktionary.org