EATS is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. EATS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EATS?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EATS is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 11 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EATS
Back hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How EATS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in EATS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about EATS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 9 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 EATS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Food, especially casual snacks or a meal; an informal word used mainly in the plural.
Eats treats food itself as the noun rather than describing the act of eating. The word appears almost always as a casual invitation, as in the phrase free eats, rather than in formal writing about food.
How EATS is used
Casual and conversational; not used in formal writing about food or nutrition.
- There will be free eats at the party.
- We stopped at a diner for some quick eats.
- The food truck serves cheap eats near the stadium.
- He brought some eats for the long drive.
- The festival is famous for its street eats.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EATS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EATS
The 4 tiles of EATS in a different order — 9 found.
Words ending in EATS
Showing 24 of 103 words that end in EATS. Useful as a back hook: play EATS onto a word already on the board.
Words with EATS inside
16 words contain EATS in the middle. Words that start with EATS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EATS
Common questions about EATS
- Is EATS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EATS, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EATS worth?
- EATS is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EATS mean?
- Food, especially casual snacks or a meal; an informal word used mainly in the plural.
- What letters can be added to EATS?
- EATS takes 11 hooks: 11 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of EATS:
Open EATS in the Word Finder