EARTHLING is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EARTHLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EARTHLING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EARTHLING is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EARTHLING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
earthlingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EARTHLING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EARTHLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EARTHLING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EARTHLING
- All 9 letters of EARTHLING are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 9 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EARTHLING mean in Scrabble?
noun
humorous
An inhabitant of the planet Earth, especially as seen by an alien.
Earthling is the word aliens use in science fiction for people like us. Outside stories it is a playful way to say human being. In older poetry it could also mean a mortal, as opposed to an angel or spirit.
How EARTHLING is used
Earthling is common in science fiction and in jokes.
- Take me to your leader, said the visitor to the earthling.
- The film follows the last earthling on a distant colony.
- As an earthling, I find the idea of living on Mars strange.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EARTHLING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EARTHLING
The 9 tiles of EARTHLING in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with EARTHLING
1 longer words begin with EARTHLING.
Shorter words from the letters in EARTHLING
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Common questions about EARTHLING
- Is EARTHLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EARTHLING, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EARTHLING worth?
- EARTHLING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EARTHLING mean?
- An inhabitant of the planet Earth, especially as seen by an alien.
- What letters can be added to EARTHLING?
- EARTHLING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EARTHLING:
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