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Is writer a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word writer is a Scrabble US word. The word writer is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is writer a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word writer is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

W4R1I1T1E1R1

Is writer a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word writer is a Words With Friends word. The word writer is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

W4R1I1T1E1R1

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6-letter words (1 found)

WRITER,

5-letter words (6 found)

TRIER,TWIER,TWIRE,WIRER,WRIER,WRITE,

4-letter words (11 found)

RITE,TIER,TIRE,TIRR,TREW,TRIE,WEIR,WERT,WIRE,WITE,WRIT,

3-letter words (11 found)

ERR,EWT,IRE,REI,RET,REW,RIT,TEW,TIE,WET,WIT,

2-letter words (8 found)

ER,ET,EW,IT,RE,TE,TI,WE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 38 words from writer according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of writer

writer

Etymology

From Middle English writer, writere, from Old English wrītere (“draughtsman; painter; writer; scribe; copyist”) and ġewritere (“writer; composer”), equivalent to write +‎ -er and writ +‎ -er. Cognate with Icelandic ritari (“clerk, secretary”), Faroese ritari (“clerk, secretary”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪ.tə/, [ˈɹ̠aɪtə]
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/, [ˈɹ̠ăɪɾɚ]
  • (Canada, Inland Northern American) IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/, [ˈɹ̠ʌɪɾɚ]
  • Rhymes: -aɪtə(ɹ)
  • Homophone: rider (accents with flapping but without Canadian raising)

Noun

writer (plural writers)

  1. A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
  2. Anything that writes or produces output.
  3. (finance) The seller of an option.
  4. (historical) A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the East India Company, who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor.
  5. (Scotland) An ordinary legal practitioner in Scottish country towns.
  6. (US) A petty officer in the United States navy who keeps the watch-muster and other books of the ship.
    Synonyms: ship writer, ship's writer
  7. (slang) A graffiti artist.

Synonyms

  • author
  • See also Thesaurus:writer

Derived terms

Related terms

  • write
  • writing

Translations

References

  • Jonathon Green (2024) “writer”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Anagrams

  • rewrit, werrit

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • wryter, writere, wrytter, wrytere, wrijtere

Etymology

From Old English wrītere. By surface analysis, writen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwriːtər(ə)/

Noun

writer (plural writers)

  1. A draughtsman, or copyist; one who notes down the words of another.
  2. A record-keeper or annalist; one who records significant events.
  3. A writer or author; one who writes.
  4. (rare) One who produces a translation.

Related terms

  • writen

Descendants

  • English: writer
  • Scots: writer

References

  • “wrīter(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-30.

Source: wiktionary.org