/ɜɹ/
interjectionverbnoun

Is ER a Scrabble word?

Yes. ER is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 2 points in Scrabble and 2 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning An occurrence of the interjection "er".

Interjection 1 meaning

  1. Said when hesitating in speech.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To utter the word er when hesitating in speech.

    “He ummed and erred his way through the presentation.”

Noun 2 meanings

  1. An occurrence of the interjection "er".

  2. The name of the Cyrillic script letter Р / р.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: er via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Mimetic (sound of hesitation).

Similar and opposite words

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ER at a glance

ER has 2 letters and scores 2 points in Scrabble (E 1 + R 1) and 2 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,668 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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