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

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

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4-letter words (5 found)

ERGO,GOER,GORE,OGRE,REGO,

3-letter words (11 found)

EGO,ERG,GEO,GER,GOE,GOR,ORE,ORG,REG,REO,ROE,

2-letter words (5 found)

ER,GO,OE,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

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

Definitions and meaning of ergo

ergo

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛɚɡoʊ/, /ˈɝɡoʊ/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡəʊ

Etymology 1

From Middle English ergo, from Latin ergō.

Adverb

ergo (not comparable)

  1. Consequently, therefore, or thus.
Translations

Conjunction

ergo

  1. therefore (especially in syllogisms)
Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

ergo (plural ergos)

  1. (rowing, slang) Clipping of ergometer (rowing machine).

Etymology 3

Clipping of ergonomic

Noun

ergo (plural ergos)

  1. (informal) An ergonomic factor or characteristic.

Anagrams

  • Geor., Gero, Gore, Ogre, Rego, gero-, goer, gore, ogre, orge, rego, roge

Galician

Verb

ergo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of erguer

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ergō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛʁɡo/

Conjunction

ergo

  1. ergo

Adverb

ergo

  1. ergo

Further reading

  • “ergo” in Duden online
  • “ergo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛr.ɡo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrɡo
  • Hyphenation: èr‧go

Etymology 1

From Latin ergō.

Conjunction

ergo

  1. ergo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ergo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ergere

Further reading

  • ergo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

  • -gero, egro, orge

Latin

Alternative forms

  • ergo (poetic)

Etymology

Equivalent to an adverbial derivation from *ēregō, presumably ex- +‎ regō, with sense similar to cognate pergō (“I proceed”).

See also ergā. Compare with the adverbial use of ē regiōne (“directly, against”), with the same elements.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɛr.ɡoː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛr.ɡo]

Conjunction

ergō

  1. therefore, because, hence, consequently, thus

Derived terms

  • dicis ergō

Postposition

ergō (+ genitive)

  1. on account of, because of

Adverb

ergō (not comparable)

  1. consequently, therefore
  2. accordingly, then

Descendants

References

  • “ergo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ergo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ergo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ergo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈərɡɔː/

Adverb

ergo

  1. (Late Middle English) thus, consequently, ergo

Descendants

  • English: ergo

References

  • “ergō, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-12.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ergō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛr.ɡɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrɡɔ
  • Syllabification: er‧go

Conjunction

ergo

  1. (rare, literary) therefore, thus
    Synonyms: przeto, toteż, więc, zatem

Further reading

  • ergo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin ergō.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: er‧go

Conjunction

ergo

  1. (rare) ergo, therefore

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: er‧go

Noun

ergo m (plural ergos)

  1. (physics, chemistry) erg

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: er‧go

Verb

ergo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of erguer

Further reading

  • “ergo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
  • “ergo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
  • “ergo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  • “ergo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ergō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɾɡo/ [ˈeɾ.ɣ̞o]
  • Rhymes: -eɾɡo
  • Syllabification: er‧go

Conjunction

ergo

  1. ergo, therefore

Further reading

  • “ergo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔeɾɡo/ [ˈʔɛɾ.ɡo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾɡo
  • Syllabification: er‧go

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish ergo.

Conjunction

ergo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜄᜓ)

  1. ergo, therefore
    Synonym: kaya

Etymology 2

Noun

ergo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜄᜓ)

  1. (slang) criticism; contradiction
    Synonyms: puna, kontra
  2. (Marinduque, in general) language; speech
    Synonyms: salita, wika, lengguwahe
  3. (Marinduque) word (unit of speech)
    Synonym: salita
Alternative forms
  • ergu — Marinduque
Derived terms

Source: wiktionary.org