1. Home
  2. Scrabble Dictionary. Word Meaning and Points

Dura in Scrabble and Meaning

Lookup Word Points and Definitions

What does dura mean? Is dura a Scrabble word?

How many points in Scrabble is dura worth? dura how many points in Words With Friends? What does dura mean? Get all these answers on this page.

Scrabble® and Words with Friends® points for dura

See how to calculate how many points for dura.

Is dura a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dura is a Scrabble US word. The word dura is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

D2U1R1A1

Is dura a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dura is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

D2U1R1A1

Is dura a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word dura is a Words With Friends word. The word dura is worth 6 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2U2R1A1

Our tools

Valid words made from Dura

Jump to...

Results

4-letter words (3 found)

DAUR,DUAR,DURA,

3-letter words (4 found)

ARD,RAD,RUD,URD,

2-letter words (4 found)

AD,AR,DA,UR,

You can make 11 words from dura according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of dura

dura udra drua rdua urda ruda duar udar daur adur uadr audr drau rdau daru adru radu ardu urad ruad uard aurd raud arud

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word dura. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in dura.

Definitions and meaning of dura

dura

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdjʊə.ɹə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd(j)ʊɹ.ə/
  • Rhymes: -ʊəɹə

Etymology 1

Ellipsis of dura mater.

Noun

dura (plural durae)

  1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of dura mater..

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura, “Indian millet”).

Noun

dura (usually uncountable, plural duras)

  1. Alternative form of durra.

See also

  • pietra dura (etymologically unrelated)

References

  • “dura”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “dura”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

  • Adur, Daru, Daur, duar, urad

Asturian

Verb

dura

  1. third-person singular present indicative of durar
  2. second-person singular imperative of durar

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈdu.ɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈdu.ɾa]

Verb

dura

  1. inflection of durar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Dharug

Noun

dura

  1. mosquito

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [duːra]

Noun

dura f sg

  1. genitive singular of dyr
    uttan dura ― outside the door

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dy.ʁa/

Verb

dura

  1. third-person singular past historic of durer

Anagrams

  • ardu

Galician

Etymology 1

Adjective

dura

  1. feminine singular of duro

Etymology 2

Verb

dura

  1. inflection of durar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Hyphenation: dù‧ra

Etymology 1

Adjective

dura f sg

  1. feminine singular of duro

Etymology 2

Verb

dura

  1. inflection of durare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

  • udrà

Latin

Adjective

dūra

  1. inflection of dūrus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

dūrā

  1. ablative feminine singular of dūrus

Verb

dūrā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of dūrō

References

  • dura in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “dura”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “dura”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Lombard

Alternative forms

  • düra (Modern orthography)

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • (Milan) IPA(key): /ˈdyːra/

Adjective

dura (Classical Milanese orthography)

  1. singular feminine of dur

Malay

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit दूर (dūra).

Adjective

dura (Jawi spelling دورا)

  1. far
    Synonym: jauh

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Adjective

dura (Jawi spelling دورا)

  1. restless, anxious
    Synonyms: gelisah, runsing

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “دورا doera”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 128
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “دور dura”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 96
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “dura”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 291

Further reading

  • “dura” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic دَوْرَة (dawra). Doublet of dawra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduː.ra/

Noun

dura f (plural duri or duriet)

  1. a hut used by hunters and birdcatchers as a watching place

Occitan

Pronunciation

Adjective

dura

  1. feminine singular of dur

Old Norse

Noun

dura

  1. genitive plural of dyrr

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: du‧ra
  • Rhymes: -uɾɐ

Adjective

dura

  1. feminine singular of duro

Verb

dura

  1. inflection of durar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /duˈra/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin dolāre, present active infinitive of dolō.

Verb

a dura (third-person singular present durează, past participle durat) 1st conj.

  1. (transitive) to build (a building)
    Synonyms: construi, clădi, zidi
  2. to make (something)
  3. to light a fire
    Synonym: aprinde
  4. (rare) to fashion or smooth wood
    Synonym: ciopli
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French durer, from Latin dūrō, dūrāre.

Verb

a dura (third-person singular present durează, past participle durat) 1st conj.

  1. (intransitive) to last, endure
Conjugation
Related terms

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduɾa/ [ˈd̪u.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: du‧ra

Adjective

dura

  1. feminine singular of duro

Verb

dura

  1. inflection of durar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic دُرَّة (durra), a variety of parrot (Psittacus alexandri Linnaeus).

Pronunciation

Noun

dura (n class, plural dura)

  1. parrot

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • lura

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ludaq, from Proto-Austronesian *ludaq. Compare Malay ludah and Tausug lura.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /duˈɾaʔ/, [dʊˈɾaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: du‧ra

Noun

durâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇ)

  1. spit; sputum; spittle
  2. spitting (of one's saliva)
    Synonym: pagdura

Derived terms

See also


Source: wiktionary.org