EARWIG is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. EARWIG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EARWIG?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EARWIG is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EARWIG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
earwigsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EARWIG scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EARWIG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 34,066.
What does EARWIG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A slim brown insect with a pair of curved pincers at the tail end.
Earwigs hide in damp, dark places by day and come out at night to feed on plants and small creatures. An old folk belief held that they crawl into sleepers' ears, which gave the insect its name, though this almost never happens. As a verb earwig means to eavesdrop or to bend someone's ear with persuasive whispers, a sense that grew out of the old tale.
How EARWIG is used
The verb is British and informal.
- An earwig scuttled out from under the flowerpot.
- The gardener found an earwig in every dahlia.
- The curved pincers on an earwig look scary but are harmless.
- We tried to earwig on the conversation next door.
- A wet summer brings out many an earwig.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EARWIG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EARWIG
7 longer words begin with EARWIG.
Shorter words from the letters in EARWIG
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Common questions about EARWIG
- Is EARWIG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EARWIG, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EARWIG worth?
- EARWIG is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EARWIG mean?
- A slim brown insect with a pair of curved pincers at the tail end.
- What letters can be added to EARWIG?
- EARWIG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EARWIG:
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