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Is pirn a Scrabble word?

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

P3I1R1N1

Is pirn a Scrabble UK word?

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

P3I1R1N1

Is pirn a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word pirn is a Words With Friends word. The word pirn is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4I1R1N2

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4-letter words (1 found)

PIRN,

3-letter words (5 found)

NIP,PIN,PIR,RIN,RIP,

2-letter words (2 found)

IN,PI,

You can make 8 words from pirn according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of pirn

pirn iprn prin rpin irpn ripn pinr ipnr pnir npir inpr nipr prni rpni pnri npri rnpi nrpi irnp rinp inrp nirp rnip nrip

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

Definitions and meaning of pirn

pirn

Alternative forms

  • pern

Etymology

Perhaps from prin (“twig, shoot”), variant of prene (“spike, nail”), from Old English preon, from Proto-Germanic *preunaz (“knitting needle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɜː(ɹ)n/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n

Noun

pirn (plural pirns)

  1. A cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving.
  2. The amount of thread wound on a shuttle or reel.

Verb

pirn (third-person singular simple present pirns, present participle pirning, simple past and past participle pirned)

  1. (transitive) To wind (yarn) onto a pirn, usually by means of a pirn winder.

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “prin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • prin

Estonian

Etymology

From German Birne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpirn/, [ˈpirn]
  • Rhymes: -irn
  • Hyphenation: pirn

Noun

pirn (genitive pirni, partitive pirni)

  1. (botany) pear (fruit or tree)
  2. light bulb
  3. (colloquial) a bad surprise, unexpected unpleasantness

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References

  • pirn in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “pirn”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

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