ECHINUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ECHINUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ECHINUS?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ECHINUS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECHINUS
No single letter turns ECHINUS into another word.
How ECHINUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ECHINUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does ECHINUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A sea urchin, or the rounded moulding just below the flat top of a Doric column.
The word has two unrelated uses, one in zoology and one in architecture. In architecture the echinus is the curved cushion that supports the abacus, and it is named after the spiny shape of the urchin.
How ECHINUS is used
Technical term in zoology and classical architecture.
- The echinus on a Greek column swells outward like a cushion.
- A purple echinus clung to the rock in the tide pool.
- The guide pointed out how the echinus changed over the centuries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ECHINUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ECHINUS
1 longer words begin with ECHINUS.
Shorter words from the letters in ECHINUS
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Common questions about ECHINUS
- Is ECHINUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECHINUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECHINUS worth?
- ECHINUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ECHINUS mean?
- A sea urchin, or the rounded moulding just below the flat top of a Doric column.
- What letters can be added to ECHINUS?
- No single letter can be added to ECHINUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ECHINUS:
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