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Is proverb a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word proverb is a Scrabble US word. The word proverb is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is proverb a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word proverb is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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Is proverb a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word proverb is a Words With Friends word. The word proverb is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

PROVERB,

6-letter words (2 found)

PROBER,PROVER,

5-letter words (11 found)

BEVOR,BORER,PERVO,PORER,PROBE,PRORE,PROVE,REBOP,REPRO,ROPER,ROVER,

4-letter words (13 found)

BOEP,BORE,BRER,OVER,PERV,PORE,PROB,REPO,ROBE,ROPE,RORE,ROVE,VERB,

3-letter words (21 found)

BOP,BOR,BRO,BRR,ERR,EVO,OBE,OPE,ORB,ORE,PER,PRE,PRO,REB,REO,REP,REV,ROB,ROE,VOE,VOR,

2-letter words (10 found)

BE,BO,ER,OB,OE,OP,OR,PE,PO,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 59 words from proverb according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of proverb

proverb

Etymology

From Old French proverbe, from Latin proverbium.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒvɜːb/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑvɝb/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)b

Noun

proverb (plural proverbs)

  1. A commonly used sentence expressing popular wisdom.
    Near-synonyms: aphorism, maxim
    Coordinate terms: epigram, idiom; see also Thesaurus:saying
  2. (obsolete) A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
  3. (obsolete) A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
  4. (obsolete) A drama exemplifying a proverb.

Synonyms

  • (commonly used sentence expressing popular wisdom): adage, apothegm, byword, maxim, paroemia, saw, saying, sententia
  • See also Thesaurus:saying

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

proverb (third-person singular simple present proverbs, present participle proverbing, simple past and past participle proverbed)

  1. To write or utter proverbs.
  2. To name in, or as, a proverb.
  3. To provide with a proverb.

See also

  • Category:English proverbs

References

  • proverb on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “proverb”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin proverbium, French proverbe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /proˈverb/

Noun

proverb n (plural proverbe)

  1. saying, proverb, maxim
    Synonyms: parimie, zicală, zicătoare
  2. (dated) proverb (drama exemplifying a proverb)

Declension

Further reading

  • proverb in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Source: wiktionary.org