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/ɝn/
nounverb

Is URN a Scrabble word?

Yes. URN is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning A vase with a footed base.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A vase with a footed base.

  2. A metal vessel for serving tea or coffee.

  3. A vessel for the ashes or cremains of a deceased person.

  4. Any place of burial; the grave.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To place in an urn.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English urne, from Old French urne, from Latin urna (“vessel”). Doublet of urna.

URN at a glance

URN has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (U 1 + R 1 + N 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #20,921 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -URN

More endings

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

  • TURN4
  • RETURN6
  • BURN6
  • AUBURN8
  • MOURN7
  • OVERTURN11
  • DOWNTURN12
  • CHURN10
  • SUNBURN9
  • HEARTBURN14
  • SOJOURN14
  • ADJOURN15

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