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Yes. The word meer is a Scrabble US word. The word meer is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word meer is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

M3E1E1R1

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4-letter words (2 found)

MEER,MERE,

3-letter words (6 found)

EME,ERE,ERM,MEE,REE,REM,

2-letter words (5 found)

EE,EM,ER,ME,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 14 words from meer according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of meer

meer emer meer emer eemr eemr mere emre mree rmee erme reme mere emre mree rmee erme reme eerm eerm erem reem erem reem

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

Definitions and meaning of meer

meer

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
  • Homophone: mere

Etymology 1

See mere.

Noun

meer (plural meers)

  1. A boundary.
  2. Obsolete form of mere (a lake).

Etymology 2

Adjective

meer (comparative meerer, superlative meerest)

  1. Obsolete form of mere.

Etymology 3

See mayor.

Noun

meer (plural meers)

  1. Obsolete form of mayor.
  2. Obsolete form of mair.

References

  • “meer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • -mere, Emer., Mere, REME, erme, mere, reem

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Dutch meer, from Middle Dutch mēre, from Old Dutch meri, from Proto-Germanic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.

Noun

meer (plural mere)

  1. lake
    Synonym: pan

Etymology 2

From Dutch meer, from Middle Dutch mêre, from Old Dutch *mēro, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *maizô.

Determiner

meer

  1. more

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German mēro, from Proto-Germanic *maizô. Compare German mehr, Dutch meer, Saterland Frisian moor, English more, Icelandic meira, Swedish mera, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰 (maiza).

Adverb

meer

  1. (Uri) more

References

  • Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 64.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meːr/, [mɪːr]
  • Hyphenation: meer
  • Rhymes: -eːr
  • Homophones: Meer, Mheer

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch mēre, from Old Dutch meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari, from Proto-Germanic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.

Noun

meer n (plural meren, diminutive meertje n)

  1. lake
    We gingen zwemmen in het meer. ― We went swimming in the lake.
    Het meer was kalm en helder. ― The lake was calm and clear.
    Er zijn veel vissen in dat meer. ― There are many fish in that lake.
  2. (obsolete, literary) sea
    Synonym: zee
Derived terms

-in hydronyms and toponyms:

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: meer

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch mêre, from Old Dutch *mēro, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *maizô.

Determiner

meer

  1. comparative degree of veel; more.
Derived terms
Related terms
  • meest
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: meer
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: mere
  • Jersey Dutch: mêr
  • Negerhollands: meer
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: maer

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch mêer, from Old Dutch mēr. This form stood alongside the older Middle Dutch mêe, from Old Dutch *mē, from Proto-Germanic *maiz.

Adverb

meer

  1. anymore, any longer
Derived terms

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

  • mëyer, mier (Wiesemann spelling system)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːɐ/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German wir, from Old High German wir, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy-, plural of *éǵh₂.

Compare German wir, Pennsylvania German mer, Yiddish מיר (mir), English we.

Pronoun

meer

  1. we
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Middle High German mir (“me”), from Old High German mir (“me”), from Proto-West Germanic *miʀ, from Proto-Germanic *miz (“me”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)me-, *(e)me-n- (“me”). Cognate with Old English mē (“me”).

Pronoun

meer

  1. stressed dative of ich.
Inflection

Further reading

  • Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Latin

Verb

meer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of meō

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *mēri, from Proto-Germanic *mairiją. Compare Middle English mēre and Icelandic landamæri.

Noun

mêer ?

  1. border, boundary
  2. any marker for a border
Descendants
  • Dutch: (obsolete) meer

References

  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “meer (VII)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page VII
  • “meer”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000

Etymology 2

From earlier mêe, modified by analogy with the adjective mêre.

Adverb

mêer

  1. Alternative form of mêe

Further reading

  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “meer (IX)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IX

Nawdm

Etymology

Probably cognate with Kabiyé mɔɔʋ, Gur Lama mɩr, Mbelime míɛ́dè, Gourmanchéma míálì.

Noun

meer d (plural meera ɦa)

  1. nose
  2. trunk (of an elephant)
  3. snout (of a pig)
  4. muzzle (of an animal, as a cow)

References

  • Bakabima, Koulon Stéphane, Nicole, Jacques (2018) Nawdm-French Dictionary‎[1], SIL International

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