ECHAPPE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ECHAPPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ECHAPPE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ECHAPPE is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECHAPPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
echappesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ECHAPPE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ECHAPPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,737 thousand.
What stands out about ECHAPPE
- ECHAPPE 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 ECHAPPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A ballet movement in which the dancer springs or slides from a closed position of the feet to an open one.
The echappe takes its name from the French word for escaping, because the feet appear to slip away from each other. It can be done as a jump or on the toes, and students learn it early.
How ECHAPPE is used
Used in ballet classes and descriptions of choreography, usually taken from French.
- The teacher asked for a clean echappe, landing in second position.
- An echappe on pointe needs strong ankles.
- She finished the phrase with a quick echappe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ECHAPPE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ECHAPPE
1 longer words begin with ECHAPPE.
Shorter words from the letters in ECHAPPE
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Common questions about ECHAPPE
- Is ECHAPPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECHAPPE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECHAPPE worth?
- ECHAPPE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ECHAPPE mean?
- A ballet movement in which the dancer springs or slides from a closed position of the feet to an open one.
- What letters can be added to ECHAPPE?
- ECHAPPE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ECHAPPE:
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