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Is peerie a Scrabble word?

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

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Is peerie a Scrabble UK word?

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

P3E1E1R1I1E1

Is peerie a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word peerie is a Words With Friends word. The word peerie is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

PEERIE,

5-letter words (1 found)

EERIE,

4-letter words (7 found)

EPEE,PEER,PERE,PERI,PIER,PREE,RIPE,

3-letter words (11 found)

ERE,IRE,PEE,PER,PIE,PIR,PRE,REE,REI,REP,RIP,

2-letter words (5 found)

EE,ER,PE,PI,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 26 words from peerie according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of peerie

peerie

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪəɹi

Adjective

peerie (comparative peerier, superlative peeriest)

  1. (chiefly Shetland and Orkney) Small, tiny.

Noun

peerie (plural peeries)

  1. A Shetland sheepdog.
  2. Alternative form of peery (“spinning top”)

Scots

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Alternative forms

  • peedie (Orkney, modern)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːri/

Adjective

peerie (comparative peerier, superlative peeriest)

  1. (Orkney, Shetland) small, little, tiny
Usage notes
  • In modern Orcadian Scots, peedie gradually replaces this term.
Derived terms
  • Peerie Sea (a placename, literally “little sea”)
  • peerie folk (fairies, literally “little folk”)

Etymology 2

From peer (“pear”) +‎ -ie, due to the resemblance of some spinning tops to pears.

Noun

peerie (plural peeries)

  1. A spinning top.
Descendants
  • → English: peery

References

  • “peerie” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
  • Flaws, Margaret, Lamb, Gregor (1996) The Orkney Dictionary, Kirkwall, Orkney: Orkney Language and Culture Group, published 2001, →ISBN

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