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Is herald a Scrabble word?

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

H4E1R1A1L1D2

Is herald a Scrabble UK word?

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

H4E1R1A1L1D2

Is herald a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word herald is a Words With Friends word. The word herald is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3E1R1A1L2D2

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6-letter words (3 found)

HARELD,HARLED,HERALD,

5-letter words (9 found)

ALDER,ARLED,HALED,HALER,HARED,HEALD,HEARD,LADER,RAHED,

4-letter words (35 found)

AHED,ARED,ARLE,DAHL,DALE,DARE,DEAL,DEAR,DHAL,EARD,EARL,HADE,HAED,HALE,HARD,HARE,HARL,HEAD,HEAL,HEAR,HELD,HERD,HERL,LADE,LAER,LARD,LARE,LEAD,LEAR,LEHR,RADE,RALE,READ,REAL,RHEA,

3-letter words (23 found)

ALE,ARD,ARE,DAE,DAH,DAL,DEL,EAR,EDH,ELD,ERA,HAD,HAE,HER,LAD,LAH,LAR,LEA,LED,RAD,RAH,RED,REH,

2-letter words (16 found)

AD,AE,AH,AL,AR,DA,DE,EA,ED,EH,EL,ER,HA,HE,LA,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 87 words from herald according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of herald

herald

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛɹəld/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɹəld
  • Homophone: Harold (Mary–marry–merry merger)

Etymology 1

From Middle English herald, herauld, heraud, from Anglo-Norman heraud, from Old French heraut, hiraut (modern French héraut), from Frankish *heriwald, from Proto-Germanic *harjawaldaz, a compound consisting of Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) + *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”). Compare Walter, which has these elements reversed.

Noun

herald (plural heralds)

  1. A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
  2. A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.
  3. (heraldry) An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms.
  4. (entomology) A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.
  5. (advertising) A handbill consisting of an advertisement.
Synonyms
  • (messenger): messenger
  • (harbinger): harbinger
  • (official whose speciality is heraldry): pursuivant
Derived terms
Related terms
  • heraldic
  • heraldry
Translations

Verb

herald (third-person singular simple present heralds, present participle heralding, simple past and past participle heralded)

  1. (transitive) To proclaim or announce an event.
  2. (transitive, usually passive) To greet something with excitement; to hail.
Synonyms
  • (announce): disclose, make known; See also Thesaurus:announce
Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

herald (plural heralds)

  1. Alternative form of hareld (“long-tailed duck”)

Anagrams

  • -hedral, Erdahl, Hadler, Halder, hardel, hareld, harled

Catalan

Noun

herald m (plural heralds)

  1. herald (messenger)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English herald.

Noun

herald m (plural heralzi)

  1. herald

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org