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Is erm a Scrabble word?

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

E1R1M3

Is erm a Scrabble UK word?

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

E1R1M3

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3 letters words from 'erm'

ERM 5REM 5

2 letters words from 'erm'

EM 4ER 2
ME 4RE 2

All 3 letters words made out of erm

erm rem emr mer rme mre

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Definitions and meaning of erm

erm

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɜːm

Used in non-rhotic dialects. Compare um.

Interjection

erm

  1. (Britain) Used in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty; um, umm.
    She was going to, erm... the salon, I think.
  2. (Britain) Used to express embarrassment or subtle disagreement.
    Erm, I don't think that was supposed to happen.
    - Bob would never say something like that!
    - Erm, he just did.

Translations

Anagrams

  • -mer, EMR, MER, MRE, R.E.M., REM, Rem, mer, mer-, rem, π-mer

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin erēmus, from Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος (erêmos).

Adjective

erm (feminine erma, masculine plural erms, feminine plural ermes)

  1. deserted, abandoned
  2. uncultivated (not cultivated by agricultural methods)

Noun

erm m (plural erms)

  1. wasteland

Further reading

  • “erm” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “erm” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
  • “erm” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “erm” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

  • *arm

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈerm/, [ˈærm]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *arm. Cognates include Old English earm and Old Saxon arm.

Noun

erm m

  2. (anatomy) arm
Inflection
Descendants
  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum: iarem
    Halligen: eerm
    Heligoland: iaarem
    Mooring: ärm
  • Saterland Frisian: ierm
  • West Frisian: earm

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *arm. Cognates include Old English earm and Old Saxon *arm.

Adjective

erm

  2. poor
Descendants
  • West Frisian: earm

References


Source: wiktionary.org
  • expressing hesitation or doubt.
    (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)
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