ERNE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. ERNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ERNE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ERNE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 9.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ERNE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ERNE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ERNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,650.
What does ERNE mean in Scrabble?
noun
poeticliterary
A sea eagle, especially the large European white-tailed eagle, noted for its short wedge-shaped tail.
Erne is the older, more poetic name for the sea eagle, a bird once common along British and Irish coasts. A writer chooses erne over sea eagle when a line calls for an older or more solemn sound.
How ERNE is used
Found mainly in poetry, older natural-history writing and place names rather than in ordinary modern speech.
- A lone erne circled above the loch at dusk.
- The old ballad describes an erne stooping on its prey.
- Fishermen once blamed the erne for thinning the salmon runs.
- The naturalist sketched an erne perched on the cliff edge.
- Local legend says an erne nested on that headland for centuries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ERNE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ERNE
The 4 tiles of ERNE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ERNE
2 longer words begin with ERNE.
Words ending in ERNE
14 words end in ERNE. Useful as a back hook: play ERNE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ERNE inside
Showing 24 of 202 words that contain ERNE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ERNE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ERNE
Common questions about ERNE
- Is ERNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ERNE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ERNE worth?
- ERNE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ERNE mean?
- A sea eagle, especially the large European white-tailed eagle, noted for its short wedge-shaped tail.
- What letters can be added to ERNE?
- ERNE takes 6 hooks: 4 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ERNE:
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