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Is ersatz a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ersatz is a Scrabble US word. The word ersatz is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is ersatz a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ersatz is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

E1R1S1A1T1Z10

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6-letter words (1 found)

ERSATZ,

5-letter words (16 found)

ARETS,ASTER,EARST,RATES,RAZES,REAST,RESAT,STARE,STEAR,STRAE,TARES,TASER,TEARS,TERAS,TZARS,ZETAS,

4-letter words (37 found)

ARES,ARET,ARSE,ARTS,ATES,EARS,EAST,EATS,ERAS,ERST,ETAS,RASE,RAST,RATE,RATS,RAZE,REST,RETS,SATE,SEAR,SEAT,SERA,SETA,STAR,TAES,TARE,TARS,TASE,TEAR,TEAS,TRES,TREZ,TSAR,TZAR,ZEAS,ZEST,ZETA,

3-letter words (32 found)

ARE,ARS,ART,ATE,ATS,EAR,EAS,EAT,ERA,ERS,EST,ETA,RAS,RAT,RES,RET,REZ,SAE,SAR,SAT,SAZ,SEA,SER,SET,SEZ,TAE,TAR,TAS,TEA,TES,ZAS,ZEA,

2-letter words (14 found)

AE,AR,AS,AT,EA,ER,ES,ET,RE,ST,TA,TE,ZA,ZE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 101 words from ersatz according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ersatz

ersatz

Etymology

Borrowed from German Ersatz (“replacement”); and from the German ersetzen (“to replace”, verb).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛəzæts/, IPA(key): /ˈɜːsæts/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛəɹsɑts/, IPA(key): /ˈɛəɹzɑts/, IPA(key): /ɛəɹˈsɑːts/, IPA(key): /ɛəɹˈzɑːts/, IPA(key): /ˈɝsæts/
  • (US) IPA(key): [ɛəɹˈsɑːts]
  • Rhymes: (US) -ɑːts
  • Hyphenation: er‧satz

Adjective

ersatz (comparative more ersatz, superlative most ersatz)

  1. Made in imitation; artificial, especially of a poor quality.
    Synonyms: artificial, faux, imitation, knock off, (obsolete) gingerbread

Noun

ersatz (plural ersatzes)

  1. Something made in imitation; an effigy or substitute.
    Synonyms: imitation, knock off

Translations

See also

  • ansatz (mathematics, physics)

Anagrams

  • Artzes

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Ersatz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛʁ.zats/

Noun

ersatz m (plural ersatz)

  1. ersatz

Further reading

  • “ersatz”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org