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Is nerka a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nerka is a Scrabble US word. The word nerka is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is nerka a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nerka is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

N1E1R1K5A1

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5-letter words (4 found)

ANKER,NAKER,NERKA,RANKE,

4-letter words (14 found)

EARN,KANE,KARN,KERN,KNAR,NARE,NARK,NEAR,NERK,RAKE,RANK,REAK,REAN,RENK,

3-letter words (16 found)

AKE,ANE,ARE,ARK,EAN,EAR,ERA,ERK,ERN,KAE,KEA,KEN,NAE,NEK,RAN,REN,

2-letter words (10 found)

AE,AN,AR,EA,EN,ER,KA,NA,NE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 45 words from nerka according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of nerka

nerka enrka nreka rneka ernka renka nekra enkra nkera knera eknra kenra nrkea rnkea nkrea knrea rknea krnea erkna rekna ekrna kerna rkena krena nerak enrak nreak rneak ernak renak neark enark naerk anerk eanrk aenrk nraek rnaek narek anrek ranek arnek erank reank earnk aernk raenk arenk nekar enkar nkear knear eknar kenar neakr enakr naekr anekr eankr aenkr nkaer knaer naker anker kaner akner ekanr keanr eaknr aeknr kaenr akenr nrkae rnkae nkrae knrae rknae krnae nrake rnake narke anrke ranke arnke nkare knare nakre ankre kanre aknre rkane krane rakne arkne karne akrne erkan rekan ekran keran rkean krean erakn reakn earkn aerkn raekn arekn ekarn kearn eakrn aekrn kaern akern rkaen kraen raken arken karen akren

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Definitions and meaning of nerka

nerka

Translingual

Etymology

From Russian не́рка (nérka) from Finnish nieriä (“arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus”).

Noun

nerka

  1. Used as a specific epithet; sockeye salmon.

Derived terms

  • Oncorhynchus nerka

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian не́рка (nérka) from Finnish nieriä (“arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɜːkə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɝkə/

Noun

nerka (plural nerkas)

  1. A sockeye salmon.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛr.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrka
  • Syllabification: ner‧ka

Etymology 1

From nera +‎ -ka.

Noun

nerka f (diminutive nereczka, augmentative nera)

  2. kidney (organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine)
  4. kidney dish, emesis basin (shallow basin with a kidney-shaped base and sloping walls used in medical and surgical wards to receive soiled dressings and other medical waste)
  6. fanny pack, bum bag (small fabric pouch secured with a zipper and worn at the waist by a strap around the hips)
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Belarusian: ны́рка (nýrka)
  • → Ukrainian: ни́рка (nýrka)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian не́рка (nérka).

Noun

nerka f

  1. sockeye salmon, red salmon, blueback salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
Declension

Further reading

  • nerka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • nerka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Plevačová, Hermína (1978) “K slovanským výpůjčkám narikla, nerita, nerka, nanara ap. [About the Slavic loans narikla, nerita, nerka, nanara and so on]”, in Sborník prací Filozofické fakulty brněnské univerzity. A, Řada jazykovědná‎[1] (in Czech), volumes A25-26, pages 87–91

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