ERN is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. ERN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ERN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ERN is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ERN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ERN scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ERN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 374.
What does ERN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sea eagle of northern coasts.
Ern is the older English name for the bird now usually called a white-tailed eagle, and it survives in place names across the north. The spelling erne is commoner in print, and dictionaries accept both.
How ERN is used
Countable: an ern, two erns. Also spelled erne.
- An ern takes fish from the surface and rarely dives.
- The word ern is older in English than eagle.
- Place names in the north still carry ern.
- Two erns nesting on the same stretch of coast.
- An ern is what a white-tailed eagle used to be called.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ERN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ERN
The 3 tiles of ERN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ERN
5 longer words begin with ERN.
Words ending in ERN
Showing 24 of 81 words that end in ERN. Useful as a back hook: play ERN onto a word already on the board.
Words with ERN inside
Showing 24 of 1120 words that contain ERN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ERN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ERN
Common questions about ERN
- Is ERN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ERN, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ERN worth?
- ERN is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ERN mean?
- A sea eagle of northern coasts.
- What letters can be added to ERN?
- ERN takes 8 hooks: 6 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ERN:
Open ERN in the Word Finder