sterling
An English silver penny first introduced by the Normans.
Noun 3 meanings
An English silver penny first introduced by the Normans.
A penny issued in other countries, such as Scotland.
The currency of the United Kingdom, also called the pound sterling
Adjective 4 meanings
Of or relating to the currency of the United Kingdom, or former types of English or British coinage.
Of silver: being of standard quality.
Of a thing: of or relating to, or made from, sterling silver.
Of acknowledged influence; authoritative; also, of high or excellent quality; of proven worth.
Etymology
From Middle English sterling, possibly from Old English *steorling, from steorra (“star”) and -ling, in reference to the stars that appeared on certain English pennies. Alternatively, the first element may be *stēre, meaning “strong” or “stout” (compare the etymology of solidus).
STERLING at a glance
STERLING has 8 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (S 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1 + L 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,745 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with sterling
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- STEALING9
- STARLING9
- SPERLING11
- STEELING9
- STELLING9
- STERNING9
- STERVING12
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