earn: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 4 letter points · starts with E · ends with N
Meaning of earn
verb
- transitive
To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
Example: You can have the s'mores: you earned them, clearing the walkway of snow so well.
- transitive
To receive payment for work or for a role or position held (regardless of whether effort was applied or whether the remuneration is deserved or commensurate).
Example: He earns seven million dollars a year as CEO. My bank account is only earning one percent interest.
- intransitive
To receive payment for work.
Example: Now that you are earning, you can start paying me rent.
- transitive
To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.
Example: My CD earns me six percent!
Listed forms: earns, earning, earned, earnt, glossary.
Source: Wiktionary — earn.
verb
- UK, archaic, dialectal, transitive
To curdle (milk), especially in the cheesemaking process.
- UK, dialectal, intransitive, obsolete
Of milk: to curdle, especially in the cheesemaking process.
Listed forms: earns, earning, earned.
Source: Wiktionary — earn.
verb
- UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive
To strongly long or yearn (for something or to do something).
- UK, dialectal, intransitive, obsolete
To grieve.
Listed forms: earns, earning, earned.
Source: Wiktionary — earn.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for earn.
verb
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
verb
acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is earn in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of earn
E(1) + A(1) + R(1) + N(1) = 4 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of earn
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from earn
12 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in earn. Showing up to 24, longest first.