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Is earl a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word earl is a Scrabble US word. The word earl is worth 4 points in Scrabble:

E1A1R1L1

Is earl a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word earl is a Scrabble UK word and has 4 points:

E1A1R1L1

Is earl a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word earl is a Words With Friends word. The word earl is worth 5 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

E1A1R1L2

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4-letter words (7 found)

ARLE,EARL,LAER,LARE,LEAR,RALE,REAL,

3-letter words (6 found)

ALE,ARE,EAR,ERA,LAR,LEA,

2-letter words (8 found)

AE,AL,AR,EA,EL,ER,LA,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 22 words from earl according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of earl

earl

English

Etymology

From Middle English erl, erle, from Old English eorl, from Proto-West Germanic *erl, from Proto-Germanic *erlaz (compare Old Saxon erl, Old Norse jarl), from Proto-Germanic *erōną, *arōną (compare Old Norse jara (“fight, battle”)). Doublet of eorl and jarl. Unrelated to ealdorman (“alderman”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ûrl
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɜːl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɝl/
  • (Early Modern) IPA(key): /ɛrl/, (rare) /ɛːrl/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l
  • Homophone: URL

Noun

earl (plural earls)

  1. (nobility) A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.
  2. (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called counts and viscounts.

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Anagrams

  • Arel, Elar, Lare, Lear, Rael, Raël, Real, lare, lear, rale, real

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English earl, from Middle English erle, erl, from Old English eorl, from Proto-Germanic *erlaz, from *erōną, *arōną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛrl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrl
  • Syllabification: earl

Noun

earl m pers

  1. earl (British or Irish nobleman)

Declension

Further reading

  • earl in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Source: wiktionary.org