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noun

Is ERG a Scrabble word?

Yes. ERG is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning A unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a force of one dyne applied through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10⁻⁷ joules.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. A unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a force of one dyne applied through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10⁻⁷ joules.

  2. A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Doublet of ergon and work.

ERG at a glance

ERG has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (E 1 + R 1 + G 2) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #46,311 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -ERG

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

  • ICEBERG12
  • BERG7
  • EMERG8
  • SVEDBERG15
  • JARLSBERG19
  • FATBERG13
  • INSELBERG12
  • KILERG11

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