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Is embroider a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word embroider is a Scrabble US word. The word embroider is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is embroider a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word embroider is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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Is embroider a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word embroider is a Words With Friends word. The word embroider is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

EMBROIDER,

8-letter words (4 found)

EMBODIER,EMBORDER,IMBORDER,MORBIDER,

7-letter words (9 found)

BEMIRED,BERIMED,BERRIED,BRIERED,BROIDER,BROMIDE,EMEROID,REBORED,REMORID,

6-letter words (25 found)

BEMIRE,BERIME,BERMED,BIRDER,BIREME,BIRRED,BORDER,BORIDE,BORMED,BREDIE,BROMID,DOMIER,DORMER,DORMIE,EMEROD,MERRIE,MOERED,MOIDER,MORBID,ORBIER,OREIDE,REBORE,REBRED,REMEID,ROEMER,

5-letter words (58 found)

BEDIM,BEEDI,BERME,BIDER,BIOME,BORDE,BORED,BOREE,BORER,BREDE,BREED,BREEM,BREER,BREID,BREME,BRERE,BRIDE,BRIER,BROME,DEMOB,DEMOI,DERRO,DIMBO,DIMER,DIRER,DOBIE,DOREE,DREER,DRERE,DRIER,DROME,EIDER,EMBED,EMBER,ERODE,ERRED,IMBED,MERDE,MERED,MERER,MIRED,MOBIE,MODER,MOIRE,OBIED,OMBER,OMBRE,ORBED,ORDER,ORMER,REBID,REIRD,RIDER,RIMED,RIMER,ROBED,RORID,RORIE,

4-letter words (70 found)

BEDE,BEER,BERE,BERM,BIDE,BIER,BIRD,BIRO,BIRR,BODE,BORD,BORE,BORM,BRED,BREE,BREI,BRER,BRIE,BRIM,BRIO,BROD,DEBE,DEEM,DEER,DEME,DEMO,DERE,DERM,DERO,DIEB,DIME,DIRE,DOBE,DOER,DOME,DORB,DORE,DORM,DORR,DREE,DRIB,EIDE,EMIR,ERED,IDEE,IDEM,IRED,MEED,MEER,MERE,MERI,MIRE,MIRO,MOBE,MODE,MODI,MOER,MORE,OMER,REDE,REDO,REED,RIDE,RIEM,RIME,ROBE,RODE,ROED,ROID,RORE,

3-letter words (55 found)

BED,BEE,BID,BIO,BOD,BOI,BOR,BRO,BRR,DEB,DEE,DEI,DIB,DIE,DIM,DOB,DOE,DOM,DOR,EME,EMO,ERE,ERM,ERR,IDE,IRE,MED,MEE,MIB,MID,MIR,MOB,MOD,MOE,MOI,MOR,OBE,OBI,ODE,ORB,ORD,ORE,REB,RED,REE,REI,REM,REO,RIB,RID,RIM,ROB,ROD,ROE,ROM,

2-letter words (22 found)

BE,BI,BO,DE,DI,DO,ED,EE,EM,ER,ID,IO,ME,MI,MO,OB,OD,OE,OI,OM,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 245 words from embroider according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of embroider

embroider

Etymology

From Middle English embroudren, frequentative of embrouden, from Anglo-Norman embrouder, intensive of brosder, brouder (compare Norman broudaïr), from Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌶𐌳𐍉𐌽 (*bruzdōn), blend of *bursta (“bristle”) and *brordōn (“to stitch”) (compare Old High German brortōn). More at bristle and brad.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪmˈbɹɔɪdɚ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪmˈbɹɔɪdə/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪdə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: em‧broi‧der

Verb

embroider (third-person singular simple present embroiders, present participle embroidering, simple past and past participle embroidered)

  1. To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.
  2. (figuratively) To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable.

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Further reading

  • “embroider”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “embroider”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “embroider”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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