ERR is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. ERR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ERR?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ERR is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ERR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ERR scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ERR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 898.
What does ERR mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make a mistake.
Err comes from the Latin for wandering, which also produced error and errant. The phrase about erring on the side of caution reverses the meaning slightly: it names a deliberate choice rather than a mistake at all.
How ERR is used
Erred, erring. Chiefly formal.
- They erred on the side of doing nothing.
- The word err comes from the Latin for wandering.
- To err is human and to record it is administrative.
- She errs towards caution in every estimate.
- Erring on the safe side is a choice, not a mistake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ERR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ERR
Showing 24 of 35 words that begin with ERR.
Words ending in ERR
1 words end in ERR. Useful as a back hook: play ERR onto a word already on the board.
Words with ERR inside
Showing 24 of 1164 words that contain ERR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ERR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ERR
Common questions about ERR
- Is ERR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ERR, where it scores 3 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ERR worth?
- ERR is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ERR mean?
- To make a mistake.
- What letters can be added to ERR?
- ERR takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ERR:
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