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Is emerald a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word emerald is a Scrabble US word. The word emerald is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is emerald a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word emerald is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

E1M3E1R1A1L1D2

Is emerald a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word emerald is a Words With Friends word. The word emerald is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

E1M4E1R1A1L2D2

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7-letter words (1 found)

EMERALD,

6-letter words (16 found)

DEALER,DERMAL,LAERED,LEADER,LEAMED,LEARED,MARLED,MEALED,MEALER,MEDLAR,MELDER,README,REAMED,REDEAL,REMADE,REMEAD,

5-letter words (34 found)

ADEEM,ALDER,AMEER,AREDE,ARLED,ARMED,DEARE,DERMA,DREAM,EALED,EARED,EDEMA,ELDER,LADER,LAMED,LAMER,LAREE,LEARE,LEEAR,LEMED,LERED,MADRE,MAERL,MARLE,MEARE,MEDAL,MEDLE,MERDE,MERED,MEREL,MERLE,RAMEE,REALM,REAME,

4-letter words (55 found)

ALEE,ALME,ARED,ARLE,DALE,DAME,DARE,DEAL,DEAR,DEEM,DEER,DELE,DEME,DERE,DERM,DRAM,DREE,EALE,EARD,EARL,ERED,LADE,LAER,LAME,LARD,LARE,LEAD,LEAM,LEAR,LEDE,LEED,LEER,LEME,LERE,MADE,MALE,MARD,MARE,MARL,MEAD,MEAL,MEED,MEER,MELA,MELD,MERE,MERL,RADE,RALE,READ,REAL,REAM,REDE,REED,REEL,

3-letter words (36 found)

ALE,AME,ARD,ARE,ARM,DAE,DAL,DAM,DEE,DEL,EAR,EEL,ELD,ELM,EME,ERA,ERE,ERM,LAD,LAM,LAR,LEA,LED,LEE,MAD,MAE,MAL,MAR,MED,MEE,MEL,RAD,RAM,RED,REE,REM,

2-letter words (17 found)

AD,AE,AL,AM,AR,DA,DE,EA,ED,EE,EL,EM,ER,LA,MA,ME,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 160 words from emerald according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of emerald

emerald

Etymology

From Middle English emeraude, borrowed from Old French esmeraude, from Vulgar Latin *smaralda, *smaraldus, *smaraudus, variant of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), μάραγδος (máragdos), from a Semitic language. Compare Hebrew בָּרֶקֶת (bareket, “emerald, flashing gem”), Akkadian 𒁀𒊏𒄣 (baraqu, literally “scintillation”), Arabic بَرْق (barq, literally “flashing”), Egyptian bwyrqꜣ (literally “to sparkle”):

and loanwords with Semitic etymon such as Sanskrit मरकत (marakata) and Persian زمرد (zomorrod) (whence Turkish zümrüt and Russian изумру́д (izumrúd)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛm.(ə.)ɹəld/

Noun

emerald (countable and uncountable, plural emeralds)

  1. Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone.
  2. Emerald green, a colour.
  3. (heraldry) Vert, when blazoning by precious stones.
  4. Any hummingbird in the genera Chlorostilbon and Elvira; and some in the genus Amazilia
  5. (entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the family Corduliidae.
  6. (dated, printing, UK) A size of type between nonpareil and minion, standardized as 6½-point.

Synonyms

  • (gemstone): smaragd (obsolete)
  • (type size, US): minionette

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

emerald (comparative more emerald, superlative most emerald)

  1. Of a rich green colour.

Translations

Verb

emerald (third-person singular simple present emeralds, present participle emeralding, simple past and past participle emeralded)

  1. (transitive, poetic) To ornament with, or as if with, emeralds; to make green.

Related terms

  • smaragd
  • smaragdine

See also

  • beryl

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Emerald”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “emerald”, in Mindat.org‎[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Source: wiktionary.org