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Is frere a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word frere is a Scrabble US word. The word frere is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is frere a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word frere is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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Is frere a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word frere is a Words With Friends word. The word frere is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (4 found)

FERER,FREER,FRERE,REFER,

4-letter words (4 found)

FEER,FERE,FREE,REEF,

3-letter words (7 found)

ERE,ERF,ERR,FEE,FER,REE,REF,

2-letter words (5 found)

EE,EF,ER,FE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 21 words from frere according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of frere

frere

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • ffrere, ffreere, ffryr, ffryre, freere, frer, frir, fryere

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French frere, from Latin frater, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Doublet of brother.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfreːr(ə)/, /ˈfriːr(ə)/

Noun

frere (plural freres or (rare) freren)

  1. A male associate or companion
  2. friar (male member of a mendicant order)
  3. friary (religious institute for friars)
  4. (rare) monk (male member of a monastic order)

Descendants

  • English: friar
  • Scots: freer (archaic)

References

  • “frẹ̄r(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-05-26.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French frere, from earlier fredre, fradre, from Latin frāter, frātrem, from Proto-Italic *frātēr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Noun

frere m (plural freres)

  1. brother (male sibling)

Descendants

  • French: frère
  • Norman: frère (Guernsey), fréthe (Jersey)

Old French

Alternative forms

  • fredre (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic *frātēr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

  • (archaic) IPA(key): /ˈfɾeːðɾə/
  • (classical) IPA(key): /ˈfɾeːɾə/
  • (late) IPA(key): /ˈfɾɛɾə/

Noun

frere oblique singular, m (oblique plural freres, nominative singular frere, nominative plural frere)

  1. brother (family member)

Descendants

  • Middle French: frere
    • French: frère
    • Norman: frère (Guernsey), fréthe (Jersey)
  • → Middle English: frere
    • English: friar
    • Scots: freer (archaic)

Source: wiktionary.org