ayr
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 5
- Letters
- 3
/eɾ/
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/eɾ/ · /eɹ/ · /ɛə/ · /ɛː/ · /ɛɚ/ · /ɛɹ/
Definition of ayr
9 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- father
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noun
- father
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(alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of air (especially when referring to the form of music).
“"But that Coyne, which is not considerable for the Matter, but for the Stamp of the place, being unable to endure change of ayr, hath its effect at home only; where also it is subject to the change of Laws, and thereby to have the value diminished, to the prejudice many times of those that have it."”
name
- A town in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3321).
- A river in East Ayrshire council area and South Ayrshire council area, Scotland, which runs into the Firth of Clyde at the town.
- A town in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.
- A village and township in Adams County, Nebraska, United States.
- A minor city in Cass County, North Dakota, United States.
- A township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A community in North Dumfries township, Waterloo Regional County Municipality, Ontario, Canada.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Manx ayr. Doublet of faeder, father, padre, pater, and père.
Words you can make from ayr
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