EARMARK is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EARMARK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EARMARK?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EARMARK is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EARMARK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
earmarksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EARMARK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EARMARK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,235 thousand.
What does EARMARK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To set aside money or resources for a particular purpose.
To earmark something is to reserve it ahead of time so it cannot be spent elsewhere. The word also has a farming sense of marking an animal ear to show who owns it, and as a noun it means a telltale feature.
How EARMARK is used
Common in budgets and planning, usually followed by for and the purpose.
- The council will earmark funds for road repairs.
- They earmarked part of the bonus for a holiday.
- Farmers earmark lambs so each flock stays identifiable.
- The grant was earmarked for new laboratory equipment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EARMARK and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EARMARK
3 longer words begin with EARMARK.
Shorter words from the letters in EARMARK
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Common questions about EARMARK
- Is EARMARK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EARMARK, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EARMARK worth?
- EARMARK is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EARMARK mean?
- To set aside money or resources for a particular purpose.
- What letters can be added to EARMARK?
- EARMARK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EARMARK:
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