ERF is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. ERF is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ERF?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ERF is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ERF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ERF scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ERF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What stands out about ERF
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ERF mean in Scrabble?
noun
South African
A plot of land in a town, in South African use.
Erf is Afrikaans from Dutch, and it belongs to law rather than to description: an erf has a number, a boundary and a deed behind it. The plural is erven, which surprises English speakers who expect the usual ending.
How ERF is used
Countable: an erf, and the plural is erven. Chiefly South African.
- The erf number is on the deed and on the rates bill.
- An erf of that size takes one house and a garden.
- They subdivided the erf and sold half.
- The plural of erf is erven and not what anybody expects.
- Every erf in the township was surveyed and numbered.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ERF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ERF
The 3 tiles of ERF in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in ERF
8 words end in ERF. Useful as a back hook: play ERF onto a word already on the board.
Words with ERF inside
Showing 24 of 726 words that contain ERF somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ERF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ERF
Common questions about ERF
- Is ERF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ERF, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ERF worth?
- ERF is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ERF mean?
- A plot of land in a town, in South African use.
- What letters can be added to ERF?
- ERF takes 5 hooks: 5 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ERF:
Open ERF in the Word Finder