AENEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. AENEOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AENEOUS?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AENEOUS is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AENEOUS
No single letter turns AENEOUS into another word.
How AENEOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AENEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 35,090.
What stands out about AENEOUS
- AENEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AENEOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having the shining colour of bronze or brass.
Aeneous is used by naturalists for the metallic sheen of some insects and feathers. The word is rare in everyday speech.
How AENEOUS is used
Aeneous appears in scientific descriptions of bronze-coloured surfaces.
- The beetle had an aeneous gleam on its wings.
- Early writers praised the aeneous colour of the bird's back.
- Under the lamp, the aeneous shell glowed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AENEOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about AENEOUS
- Is AENEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AENEOUS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AENEOUS worth?
- AENEOUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AENEOUS mean?
- Having the shining colour of bronze or brass.
- What letters can be added to AENEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to AENEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AENEOUS:
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