ECHIDNA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ECHIDNA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ECHIDNA?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ECHIDNA is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECHIDNA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ECHIDNA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ECHIDNA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does ECHIDNA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A spiny, egg-laying mammal with a long snout, found in Australia and New Guinea.
The echidna is one of the very few mammals that lay eggs. It rolls up or digs itself in when threatened, leaving only its spines exposed, and feeds mainly on ants and termites.
How ECHIDNA is used
Used in nature writing and general knowledge about Australian wildlife.
- An echidna shuffled across the dusty track.
- The echidna curled into a ball when we came near.
- Zoo visitors queued to see the baby echidna.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ECHIDNA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ECHIDNA
The 7 tiles of ECHIDNA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ECHIDNA
2 longer words begin with ECHIDNA.
Shorter words from the letters in ECHIDNA
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Common questions about ECHIDNA
- Is ECHIDNA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECHIDNA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECHIDNA worth?
- ECHIDNA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ECHIDNA mean?
- A spiny, egg-laying mammal with a long snout, found in Australia and New Guinea.
- What letters can be added to ECHIDNA?
- ECHIDNA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ECHIDNA:
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