EBB is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. EBB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EBB?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EBB is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EBB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ebbsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EBB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in EBB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,475.
What does EBB mean in Scrabble?
noun
The movement of the tide away from the land.
Ebb is half of a pair and makes no sense without the other half: the flood comes in and the ebb goes out, and both words are older than any measurement of either. At a low ebb has nothing to do with water and everything to do with the same picture.
How EBB is used
Countable and uncountable. Also a verb.
- They sailed on the ebb and were out of sight by noon.
- The ebb runs harder here than the flood does.
- His spirits were at a low ebb all that winter.
- An ebb of six hours moves a great deal of water.
- The tide ebbs whether anybody is watching or not.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EBB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EBB
6 longer words begin with EBB.
Words with EBB inside
Showing 24 of 78 words that contain EBB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with EBB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EBB
Common questions about EBB
- Is EBB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EBB, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EBB worth?
- EBB is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EBB mean?
- The movement of the tide away from the land.
- What letters can be added to EBB?
- EBB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of EBB:
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