EARSTONE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. EARSTONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EARSTONE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EARSTONE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EARSTONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
earstonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EARSTONE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EARSTONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EARSTONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EARSTONE
- EARSTONE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EARSTONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A tiny hard chalky structure in the inner ear of vertebrates, helping with balance and hearing.
An earstone sits inside a fluid-filled sac and shifts when the head moves, so the body senses gravity and motion. In fish, the earstones grow in rings that scientists use to estimate age.
How EARSTONE is used
A plain-English term for an otolith, used in biology and fisheries.
- Each earstone shows growth rings like a tree.
- The biologist removed an earstone from the cod.
- A loose earstone can cause dizziness in people.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EARSTONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EARSTONE
The 8 tiles of EARSTONE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with EARSTONE
1 longer words begin with EARSTONE.
Shorter words from the letters in EARSTONE
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Common questions about EARSTONE
- Is EARSTONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EARSTONE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EARSTONE worth?
- EARSTONE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EARSTONE mean?
- A tiny hard chalky structure in the inner ear of vertebrates, helping with balance and hearing.
- What letters can be added to EARSTONE?
- EARSTONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EARSTONE:
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