ECHELLES is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ECHELLES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ECHELLES?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ECHELLES is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECHELLES
No single letter turns ECHELLES into another word.
How ECHELLES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ECHELLES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ECHELLES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ECHELLES mean in Scrabble?
ECHELLES is the plural of ECHELLE.
ECHELLE(noun) — A diffraction grating with widely spaced lines, used to split light into its colours in a spectrograph.
Shorter words from the letters in ECHELLES
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Common questions about ECHELLES
- Is ECHELLES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECHELLES, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECHELLES worth?
- ECHELLES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ECHELLES?
- No single letter can be added to ECHELLES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ECHELLES:
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