EARTHSTAR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EARTHSTAR 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 EARTHSTAR?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EARTHSTAR is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EARTHSTAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
earthstarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EARTHSTAR scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EARTHSTAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EARTHSTAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EARTHSTAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A woodland fungus whose outer skin splits into a star shape around a round spore case.
An earthstar looks like a small puffball sitting on pointed arms. When raindrops hit the central ball, it puffs out a cloud of spores.
How EARTHSTAR is used
Used by mushroom hunters and naturalists.
- We found an earthstar under the beech trees.
- The earthstar opened its arms after the rain.
- An earthstar looks like a tiny star on the forest floor.
- She photographed the earthstar beside the path.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EARTHSTAR and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EARTHSTAR
1 longer words begin with EARTHSTAR.
Shorter words from the letters in EARTHSTAR
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Common questions about EARTHSTAR
- Is EARTHSTAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EARTHSTAR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EARTHSTAR worth?
- EARTHSTAR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EARTHSTAR mean?
- A woodland fungus whose outer skin splits into a star shape around a round spore case.
- What letters can be added to EARTHSTAR?
- EARTHSTAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EARTHSTAR:
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