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Is ursa a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ursa is a Scrabble US word. The word ursa is worth 4 points in Scrabble:

U1R1S1A1

Is ursa a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ursa is a Scrabble UK word and has 4 points:

U1R1S1A1

Is ursa a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ursa is a Words With Friends word. The word ursa is worth 5 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

U2R1S1A1

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4-letter words (3 found)

RUSA,SURA,URSA,

3-letter words (5 found)

ARS,RAS,SAR,SAU,SUR,

2-letter words (4 found)

AR,AS,UR,US,

You can make 12 words from ursa according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ursa

ursa

Esperanto

Etymology

From urso +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈursa/
  • Rhymes: -ursa
  • Hyphenation: ur‧sa

Adjective

ursa (accusative singular ursan, plural ursaj, accusative plural ursajn)

  1. bearish, ursine (of or relating to bears)
  2. (figuratively) awkward, clumsy
    Synonym: mallerta

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʊɾˠsˠə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʌɾˠsˠə/

Noun

ursa f (genitive singular ursan, nominative plural ursanacha)

  1. alternative form of ursain (“doorjamb”)

Declension

Mutation

Latin

Etymology

Feminine of ursus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈʊr.sa]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈur.sa]

Noun

ursa f (genitive ursae); first declension

  1. a she-bear, female bear

Declension

First-declension noun.

Related terms

  • Ursa major
  • Ursa minor
  • ursīnus
  • Ursula

Descendants

References

  • “ursa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ursa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ursa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -uʁsɐ, (Portugal) -uɾsɐ
  • Hyphenation: ur‧sa

Noun

ursa f (plural ursas)

  1. female equivalent of urso: she-bear

Derived terms

Romansch

Alternative forms

  • uorsa (Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin ursa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”).

Noun

ursa f (plural ursas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) female bear

Coordinate terms

  • urs

Toba Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa. Compare Indonesian rusa and Tagalog usa.

Noun

ursa

  1. deer

Source: wiktionary.org