EARTHSHINE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. EARTHSHINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EARTHSHINE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EARTHSHINE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EARTHSHINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
earthshinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EARTHSHINE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EARTHSHINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EARTHSHINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EARTHSHINE
- EARTHSHINE 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 EARTHSHINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The faint glow on the dark part of the Moon, caused by sunlight bouncing off the Earth.
Earthshine is best seen around the time of a thin crescent moon, when the night side shows a soft grey light. Sailors long called the same sight the old moon in the new moon is arms.
How EARTHSHINE is used
Earthshine is an astronomy term, and observers watch for it a few days after new moon.
- Earthshine lit the unlit rim of the crescent.
- We could see the earthshine clearly through binoculars.
- Leonardo is said to have explained earthshine centuries ago.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EARTHSHINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EARTHSHINE
1 longer words begin with EARTHSHINE.
Shorter words from the letters in EARTHSHINE
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Common questions about EARTHSHINE
- Is EARTHSHINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EARTHSHINE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EARTHSHINE worth?
- EARTHSHINE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EARTHSHINE mean?
- The faint glow on the dark part of the Moon, caused by sunlight bouncing off the Earth.
- What letters can be added to EARTHSHINE?
- EARTHSHINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EARTHSHINE:
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