Ermines
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of ermine, the costly white winter fur of the stoat, traditionally used to trim royal and judicial robes.
“The coronation costumes were decorated with ermines stitched in rows of black-tipped tails.”
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er·mines
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Wordle
E-R-M-I-N-E-S includes MINE and MINES as embedded sub-words, with the M in position 3 as the key letter
Scrabble
Worth 9 points, the M adds value and the S allows it to hook onto existing board plays
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