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Yes. The word robin is a Scrabble US word. The word robin is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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5-letter words (2 found)

INORB,ROBIN,

4-letter words (9 found)

BIRO,BORN,BRIN,BRIO,INRO,IRON,NOIR,NORI,ROIN,

3-letter words (15 found)

BIN,BIO,BOI,BON,BOR,BRO,ION,NIB,NOB,NOR,OBI,ORB,RIB,RIN,ROB,

2-letter words (9 found)

BI,BO,IN,IO,NO,OB,OI,ON,OR,

You can make 35 words from robin according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of robin

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Definitions and meaning of robin

robin

Etymology 1

Short for robin redbreast. Also from Middle English robynet, robynett (robin (bird)), from the Middle English name Robynett, a diminutive of the Middle English name Robyn (Robin).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɒ.bɪn/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɑː.bɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ɒbɪn
  • Hyphenation: rob‧in

Noun

robin (plural robins)

  1. Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.
    1. A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
    2. An American robin, Turdus migratorius.
  2. (historical) A trimming in front of a dress.
Usage notes

The American robin is larger and quite different from the European one: English settlers in America named it from its red breast.

Synonyms
  • (all senses): redbreast, robin redbreast
  • (the European robin): ruddock
Derived terms
Translations

References

  • European robin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Erithacus rubecula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
  • Erithacus rubecula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • American robin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Turdus migratorius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
  • Turdus migratorius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

robin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A toxalbumin obtained from the locust tree.
Derived terms
  • antirobin
Related terms
  • robinin

See also

  • round-robin

Anagrams

  • Biron, Brion, inorb

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˈrɔ.βin]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [ˈrɔ.bin]

Verb

robin

  1. inflection of robar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɔ.bɛ̃/

Etymology 1

Familiar form of Robert.

Noun

robin m (plural robins)

  1. (obsolete) sheep, calf
Derived terms
  • robinet

Etymology 2

Derivative of robe, in the phrase homme de robe (man of the gown). robe +‎ -in.

Noun

robin m (plural robins)

  1. (archaic, derogatory) lawyer

Further reading

  • “robin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org