AEGIS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. AEGIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AEGIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AEGIS is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AEGIS
No single letter turns AEGIS into another word.
How AEGIS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AEGIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,455.
What stands out about AEGIS
- The letters of AEGIS run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AEGIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The protection, backing, or official sponsorship of a powerful person or organization.
Modern English almost always uses aegis in the phrase under the aegis of, meaning that some individual, government, or institution stands behind a project and lends it authority or safety. The word comes from Greek mythology, where the aegis was a shield associated with Zeus and Athena, and English borrowed it centuries ago to describe any kind of influential shelter or patronage. A scheme carried out under the aegis of a respected institution often gains credibility simply from that link.
How AEGIS is used
Common in formal or journalistic writing, almost always inside the phrase under the aegis of.
- The festival ran under the aegis of the city council.
- Ancient artists often depicted the aegis as a fringed shield on Athena's arm.
- The research center operates under the aegis of the national university.
- He launched the charity under the aegis of a well-known foundation.
- Peace talks continued under the aegis of the United Nations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AEGIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AEGIS
1 longer words begin with AEGIS.
Shorter words from the letters in AEGIS
Common questions about AEGIS
- Is AEGIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AEGIS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AEGIS worth?
- AEGIS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AEGIS mean?
- The protection, backing, or official sponsorship of a powerful person or organization.
- What letters can be added to AEGIS?
- No single letter can be added to AEGIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AEGIS:
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