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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
5
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈɛə.ɹiːz/
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/ˈɛə.ɹiːz/ · /ˈɛɹ.iz/(US)

Definition of aries

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a ram.
    “The Bull, being gall’d, gave Aries such a knock / That down fell both the Ram’s horns in the court.”
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name

  1. A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a ram.
    “The Bull, being gall’d, gave Aries such a knock / That down fell both the Ram’s horns in the court.”
  2. The zodiac sign for the ram, ruled by Mars and covering March 20 – April 20 (tropical astrology) or April 15 – May 15 (sidereal astrology).
  3. A surname.

noun

  1. Someone with an Aries star sign.

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Etymology

From Latin Aries, from aries (“ram”), calque of Ancient Greek Κριός (Kriós), calque of Akkadian 𒅈𒌺𒊑𒈨 (immeru, “sheep”).

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