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Is erk a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word erk is a Scrabble US word. The word erk is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

E1R1K5

Is erk a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word erk is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

E1R1K5

Is erk a Words With Friends word?

The word erk is NOT a Words With Friends word.

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Valid words made from Erk

You can make 4 words from 'erk' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

3 letters words from 'erk'

ERK 7 

2 letters words from 'erk'

ER 2RE 2

All 3 letters words made out of erk

erk rek ekr ker rke kre

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word erk. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in erk.

Definitions and meaning of erk

erk

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k

Etymology 1

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Noun

erk (plural erks)

  1. (Britain, slang) a member of the groundcrew in the RAF.
    • 2004, Andrea Levy, Small Island, London: Review, Chapter Nine, p. 345,[1]
      But I wasn’t accepted for flying duty—eyesight failed me. Neither was Frank, which, I’m ashamed to say, I found a relief. We were both channelled as aircrafthands, known to everyone as erks.

Etymology 2

Interjection

erk

  1. Expressing trepidation; eek.

Anagrams

  • Ker, RKE, ker-

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *herkkä. Cognate to Finnish herkkä (“delicate, sensitive”), Livonian erk (“lively”), and Votic herkka (“gentle”). See also ere.

Adjective

erk (genitive ergu, partitive erku) or erk (genitive erga, partitive erka)

  1. lively, energetic, vivacious
  2. snappy, alert, sharp, ready to react
  3. bright, vivid, intense

Declension

Turkish

Etymology

From ermek ("to reach")

Noun

erk (definite accusative erki, plural erkler)

  1. ability to have a say in (power to influence)

Declension

Derived terms

  • erke
  • erkek

Uzbek

Noun

erk (plural erklar)

  1. freedom; liberty

Source: wiktionary.org
  • (slang) an aircraftsman.
    (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)