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Is frae a Scrabble word?

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

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Is frae a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is frae a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word frae is a Words With Friends word. The word frae is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (3 found)

FARE,FEAR,FRAE,

3-letter words (10 found)

ARE,ARF,EAR,ERA,ERF,FAE,FAR,FER,FRA,REF,

2-letter words (8 found)

AE,AR,EA,EF,ER,FA,FE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

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

All 4 letters words made out of frae

frae rfae fare afre rafe arfe frea rfea fera efra refa erfa faer afer fear efar aefr eafr raef aref reaf eraf aerf earf

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

Definitions and meaning of frae

frae

Irish

Alternative forms

  • fré
  • fara (Munster)

Etymology

From early modern double preposition fa ré (“along with”), from fa and ré (< Old Irish fri). Compare fara (used in Munster) and froisin (“too, also”).

Pronunciation

  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /fˠɾˠeː/

Preposition

frae (plus dative, triggers h-prothesis)

  1. with, along with

Usage notes

In Connacht dialects common in fraena chéile, frae chéile (“together”) instead of le chéile.

Inflection

References

Further reading

  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “faré, fare”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 306
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “fré”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society – but note ‘many errors in Dinneen’s treatment of the word’

Scots

Alternative forms

  • fae (Northern, Central)

Etymology

From Old Norse frá.

Preposition

frae

  1. from

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