EBONITE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. EBONITE 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 EBONITE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EBONITE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EBONITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ebonitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EBONITE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EBONITE, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 46,786.
What stands out about EBONITE
- EBONITE 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 EBONITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hard, black material made by heating rubber with a large amount of sulphur.
Ebonite was a favourite of early manufacturers because it took a polish and did not conduct electricity. Plastics have since replaced it in most everyday objects, though some pen barrels and mouthpieces still use it.
How EBONITE is used
Ebonite turns up in discussions of old combs, pipe stems, pens and electrical insulators.
- The fountain pen had a smooth barrel of black ebonite.
- Her grandfather kept an ebonite comb in his waistcoat pocket.
- Early radio panels were often cut from sheets of ebonite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EBONITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EBONITE
1 longer words begin with EBONITE.
Shorter words from the letters in EBONITE
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Common questions about EBONITE
- Is EBONITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EBONITE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EBONITE worth?
- EBONITE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EBONITE mean?
- A hard, black material made by heating rubber with a large amount of sulphur.
- What letters can be added to EBONITE?
- EBONITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EBONITE:
Open EBONITE in the Word Finder