EARTHRISE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EARTHRISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EARTHRISE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EARTHRISE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EARTHRISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
earthrisesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EARTHRISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EARTHRISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EARTHRISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EARTHRISE
- EARTHRISE 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 EARTHRISE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The appearance of Earth above the horizon as seen from the Moon or from a spacecraft circling it.
The famous photograph of an earthrise taken by Apollo 8 crew in 1968 changed how many people thought of home. Because the Moon always keeps the same face toward Earth, an earthrise is visible only from certain spots.
How EARTHRISE is used
Parallel to sunrise and moonrise; used in space writing.
- The astronauts photographed the earthrise from lunar orbit.
- An earthrise is seen only from the near side of the Moon.
- The earthrise looked like a blue marble over grey hills.
- She hung a print of the earthrise on her wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EARTHRISE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EARTHRISE
1 longer words begin with EARTHRISE.
Shorter words from the letters in EARTHRISE
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Common questions about EARTHRISE
- Is EARTHRISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EARTHRISE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EARTHRISE worth?
- EARTHRISE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EARTHRISE mean?
- The appearance of Earth above the horizon as seen from the Moon or from a spacecraft circling it.
- What letters can be added to EARTHRISE?
- EARTHRISE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EARTHRISE:
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