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Is shirr a Scrabble word?

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

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Is shirr a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is shirr a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word shirr is a Words With Friends word. The word shirr is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

SHIRR,

4-letter words (2 found)

SHIR,SHRI,

3-letter words (4 found)

HIS,ISH,SIR,SRI,

2-letter words (4 found)

HI,IS,SH,SI,

You can make 11 words from shirr according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of shirr

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Definitions and meaning of shirr

shirr

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʃɜː/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ʃɜɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)

Verb

shirr (third-person singular simple present shirrs, present participle shirring, simple past and past participle shirred)

  1. (US, sewing) To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads.
  2. (US, transitive) To bake (a raw egg removed from its shell) in a baking dish.
    • 2006, Kim Severson, THE CHEF: ANNE QUATRANO; Letting the Land Make a Statement on the Plate, NYTimes, July 6
      But her favorite way to express their simplicity is to shirr them. It's an old-fashioned technique that essentially means baking an egg. In her version, the eggs in ramekins are simmered in seasoned cream that reduces slightly into a soft sauce.

Translations

Noun

shirr (plural shirrs)

  1. (sewing) A shirring.

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish sirid (“to traverse, seek”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic sir.

Verb

shirr (verbal noun shirrey, past participle shirrit)

  1. seek, go after, cast about, search, solicit, prospect
  2. request
  3. require
  4. endeavour
  5. apply

Derived terms

  • aahirr (“research”)
  • cohirr (“compete”)

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