ore
Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.
Noun 2 meanings
Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.
A unit of currency used in England around the 10th to 12th centuries.
Etymology
From Middle English or, oor, blend of Old English ōra (“ore, unwrought metal”), of uncertain origin, and ār (“brass, copper, bronze”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *aiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos.
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ORE at a glance
ORE has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (O 1 + R 1 + E 1) and 3 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,979 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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