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Is ferrule a Scrabble word?

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

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Is ferrule a Scrabble UK word?

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

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7-letter words (1 found)

FERRULE,

6-letter words (5 found)

FERREL,FERULE,FUELER,FURLER,REFUEL,

5-letter words (10 found)

FERER,FLEER,FLEUR,FLURR,FREER,FRERE,LURER,REFEL,REFER,RULER,

4-letter words (16 found)

FEEL,FEER,FERE,FLEE,FLUE,FREE,FUEL,FURL,FURR,LEER,LERE,LURE,REEF,REEL,RUER,RULE,

3-letter words (18 found)

EEL,ELF,ERE,ERF,ERR,FEE,FER,FEU,FLU,FUR,LEE,LEU,LUR,REE,REF,RUE,ULE,URE,

2-letter words (8 found)

EE,EF,EL,ER,FE,FU,RE,UR,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 59 words from ferrule according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ferrule

ferrule

Etymology

From Middle English verel, virel, virole (“ferrule; metal pivot on the end of an axle”), altered under the influence of Latin ferrum (“iron”), from Old French virole (“ferrule”), from Latin viriola (“little bracelet”), diminutive of viria (“bracelet worn by men”), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *wēros (“crooked”) (compare Middle Irish fiar (“bent, crooked”), Welsh gŵyr, Breton gwar (“curved”)), from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁ros (“threaded, turned, twisted”), from *weyh₁- (“to turn, twist, weave”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɛɹ(ə)l/, /-ɹuːl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɛɹəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɹəl
  • Hyphenation: fer‧rule

Noun

ferrule (plural ferrules)

  1. A band or cap (usually metal) placed around a shaft to reinforce it or to prevent splitting. [from early 17th c.]
    1. (specifically, climbing) The metal spike at the end of the shaft of an ice axe.
  2. A band holding parts of an object together.
    1. A bushing for securing a pipe joint.
    2. A metal sleeve placed inside a gutter at the top.
    3. (billiards) The plastic band attaching the tip to the cue.
    4. (painting) The pinched metal band which holds the bristles of a paintbrush or the eraser of a pencil to the shaft.

Derived terms

  • ferruled (adjective)

Related terms

  • viroled

Translations

Verb

ferrule (third-person singular simple present ferrules, present participle ferruling, simple past and past participle ferruled)

  1. (transitive) To equip with a ferrule.

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Further reading

  • ferrule on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org