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Is gerund a Scrabble word?

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

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Is gerund a Scrabble UK word?

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

G2E1R1U1N1D2

Is gerund a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word gerund is a Words With Friends word. The word gerund is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

G3E1R1U2N2D2

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6-letter words (5 found)

DUNGER,GERUND,GURNED,NUDGER,RUNGED,

5-letter words (9 found)

GRUED,GRUND,NUDER,NUDGE,RUNED,UNDER,UNRED,URGED,URNED,

4-letter words (25 found)

DEGU,DERN,DREG,DRUG,DUNE,DUNG,DURE,DURN,GENU,GREN,GRUE,GUDE,GURN,NERD,NUDE,NURD,REND,RUDE,RUED,RUND,RUNE,RUNG,UNDE,URDE,URGE,

3-letter words (30 found)

DEG,DEN,DUE,DUG,DUN,END,ENG,ERG,ERN,GED,GEN,GER,GNU,GUE,GUN,GUR,NED,NEG,NUG,NUR,RED,REG,REN,RUD,RUE,RUG,RUN,URD,URE,URN,

2-letter words (11 found)

DE,ED,EN,ER,GU,NE,NU,RE,UG,UN,UR,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 81 words from gerund according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of gerund

gerund

Etymology

From Latin gerundium, from gerendus (“which is to be carried out”), future passive participle (gerundive) of gerō (“carry, bear”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: jěr'-ənd, IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛɹənd/, /-ʌnd/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɹənd, -ɛɹʌnd

Noun

gerund (plural gerunds)

  1. (grammar) A verbal form that functions as a verbal noun. (In English, a gerund has the same spelling as a present participle, but functions differently; however, this distinction may be ambiguous or unclear and so is no longer made in some modern texts such as A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language and The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language)
  2. (grammar) In some languages such as Dutch, Italian or Russian, a verbal form similar to a present participle, but functioning as an adverb to form adverbial phrases or continuous tense. These constructions have various names besides gerund, depending on the language, such as conjunctive participles, active participles, adverbial participles, transgressives, etc.

Hypernyms

  • verbal

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Further reading

  • gerund on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • gurned, nudger, runged

Dutch

Pronunciation

Participle

gerund

  1. past participle of runnen

Declension


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