/ɛɚ/
verbinterjection

Is ERR a Scrabble word?

Yes. ERR is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning To make a mistake.

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To make a mistake.

    “He erred in his calculations, and made many mistakes.”

  2. To sin.

    “To err is human, to forgive, divine.”

Interjection 1 meaning

  1. Elongated form of er (“sound of hesitation”).

    “Err... what did you just say?”

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English erren, from Old French errer (“to wander, err, mistake”), from Latin errō (“wander, stray, err, mistake”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers- (“to be angry, lose one's temper”).

ERR at a glance

ERR has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (E 1 + R 1 + R 1) and 3 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #17,030 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -ERR

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

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