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Is earthquake a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word earthquake is a Scrabble US word. The word earthquake is worth 26 points in Scrabble:

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Is earthquake a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word earthquake is a Scrabble UK word and has 26 points:

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Is earthquake a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word earthquake is a Words With Friends word. The word earthquake is worth 26 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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10-letter words (1 found)

EARTHQUAKE,

8-letter words (1 found)

HEKETARA,

7-letter words (4 found)

AUREATE,HEKTARE,HETAERA,HEUREKA,

6-letter words (18 found)

AERATE,AETHER,AURATE,EQUATE,EUREKA,HAUTER,HEATER,HEREAT,KARATE,KHURTA,QUAERE,QUAKER,QUARTE,QUATRE,QUETHE,REHEAT,RETAKE,TAKAHE,

5-letter words (37 found)

AQUAE,AREAE,ARETE,ARHAT,ARUHE,AURAE,EARTH,EATER,EATHE,ETHER,HAKEA,HATER,HAUTE,HEARE,HEART,KARAT,KEHUA,KRAUT,KURTA,QUAKE,QUARE,QUARK,QUART,QUATE,QUEER,RAKEE,RATHA,RATHE,REATA,REATE,TAKER,TEREK,THEEK,THERE,THRAE,THREE,URATE,

4-letter words (70 found)

AKEE,AQUA,ARAK,AREA,ARET,ATUA,AURA,EATH,ERHU,ETHE,HAAR,HAET,HAKA,HAKE,HAKU,HARE,HARK,HART,HATE,HAUT,HEAR,HEAT,HERE,HETE,HUER,HURT,KARA,KART,KATA,KEET,KETA,KETE,KHAT,KHET,KUEH,KUTA,QUAT,RAKE,RAKU,RATA,RATE,RATH,RATU,REAK,REEK,REKE,RETE,RHEA,RUKH,RUTH,TAHA,TAHR,TAKA,TAKE,TARA,TARE,TEAK,TEAR,TEEK,TEER,TEHR,THAE,THAR,THEE,THRU,TREE,TREK,TRUE,TURK,UREA,

3-letter words (53 found)

AAH,AHA,AKA,AKE,ARE,ARK,ART,ATE,AUA,AUE,AUK,EAR,EAT,EAU,EEK,EKE,ERA,ERE,ERK,ETA,ETH,EUK,HAE,HAT,HER,HET,HUE,HUT,KAE,KAT,KEA,KET,KUE,QAT,QUA,RAH,RAT,REE,REH,RET,RUE,RUT,TAE,TAK,TAR,TAU,TEA,TEE,THE,UKE,URE,UTA,UTE,

2-letter words (19 found)

AA,AE,AH,AR,AT,EA,EE,EH,ER,ET,HA,HE,KA,RE,TA,TE,UH,UR,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 204 words from earthquake according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of earthquake

earthquake

Etymology

From Middle English erthequake, corresponding to earth +‎ quake. Displaced Middle English eorð byfung (“earthquake”) from Old English eorþbeofung (literally “earth shaking”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɜːθkweɪk/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɝθkweɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)θkweɪk

Noun

earthquake (plural earthquakes)

  1. A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults. [from 14th c.]
  2. (planetary geology) Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies. [from 20th c.]
  3. (figuratively) A sudden and intense upheaval; a severely disruptive event.

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Derived terms

Related terms

  • moonquake
  • seaquake
  • starquake

Translations

Verb

earthquake (third-person singular simple present earthquakes, present participle earthquaking, simple past and past participle earthquaked)

  1. (intransitive) To undergo an earthquake.

See also

  • aftershock
  • earthquake engineering
  • fault line
  • Richter scale
  • seismic
  • seismograph
  • seismologist
  • seismology
  • tremor
  • tsunami

Further reading

  • earthquake on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Tectonic hazards/Earthquake on Wikiversity.Wikiversity
  • Category:Category:Animations of earthquake impact on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

  • heartquake

Scots

Etymology

Borrowed from English earthquake; compare yirdquauk.

Noun

earthquake (plural earthquakes)

  1. earthquake
    Synonym: yirdquauk

Source: wiktionary.org