Definitions for verst

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Spelling: [vurst, verst]
IPA: /vɜrst, vɛrst/

Verst is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 69 anagrams from letters in verst (erstv).

Definitions for verst

noun

  1. a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.

Origin of verst

1545-55; French verste or German Werst Russian verstá; Old Russian vĭrsta age, agemate, pair, measure of length, cognate with Czech vrstva, Polish warstwa layer, Serbo-Croatian vŕsta sort, ki

Examples for verst

Had we been only half a verst further on our road, our journey had been at an end.

And he plunged into the river, which here was half a verst in width.

Akm escorted them for about half a verst; he was obliged to go to the mill.

In a few minutes they were not more than half a verst from the river.

When he had gone a verst his strength gave out, his feet were sore.

He told me that if I would let him ride one verst more with me he would then turn back.

He accordingly ran on towards this house, still about half a verst distant.

If you put him in a cart he would die before he had gone a verst.

They drove about a verst, without saying one word to each other.

I looked back for the last time when we were half a verst along the road.

Word Value for verst
Scrable

8

Words with friends

9

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