EBONISE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. EBONISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EBONISE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EBONISE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EBONISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EBONISE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EBONISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 70,179.
What stands out about EBONISE
- EBONISE 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 EBONISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To stain or finish wood black so it looks like ebony.
Furniture makers ebonise cheaper timber to give it the deep sheen of real ebony. The method was popular in the Victorian era for picture frames and chair legs. The -ise spelling is the British one.
How EBONISE is used
Craft and furniture term, in the British spelling.
- The joiner chose to ebonise the pear wood frame.
- They used to ebonise cheap chairs to look expensive.
- You can ebonise the surface with a dark dye.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EBONISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EBONISE
The 7 tiles of EBONISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with EBONISE
2 longer words begin with EBONISE.
Shorter words from the letters in EBONISE
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Common questions about EBONISE
- Is EBONISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EBONISE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EBONISE worth?
- EBONISE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EBONISE mean?
- To stain or finish wood black so it looks like ebony.
- What letters can be added to EBONISE?
- EBONISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EBONISE:
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