/ɝf/
noun

Is ERF a Scrabble word?

Yes, in one Scrabble list. ERF is valid in Collins, but not in ENABLE and NWL2023. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.

Not in NWL Collins Not in ENABLE

Meaning Stock; cattle.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. Stock; cattle.

  2. A small inherited house-and-garden lot in a village or settlement.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English erve, erfe, from Old English yrfe, ierfe (“heritage, bequest, inheritance, property, inherited property, property that passes to an heir, cattle, livestock”), from Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją (“heritage”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“to change ownership”) (whence also *h₃órbʰos (“orphan”)).

ERF at a glance

ERF has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (E 1 + R 1 + F 4) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #85,880 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -ERF

More endings

Same last three letters as ERF. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • SERF7
  • TERF7
  • KERF11
  • SWERF11
  • ENSERF9
  • WOONERF13

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