ECLAIR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ECLAIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ECLAIR?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ECLAIR is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECLAIR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
eclairsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ECLAIR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ECLAIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What does ECLAIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long, thin pastry made of choux dough, filled with cream and usually topped with chocolate or coffee icing.
The French name for the eclair literally means lightning, and nobody is fully sure whether that refers to how fast it disappears from a plate or to the shine of its glaze. Bakers form the case from a light choux batter, piping it into narrow strips before baking so that it puffs into a hollow shell ready for a sweet filling. A vanilla or chocolate custard is piped inside once the shell has cooled, and a shiny glaze finishes the top, most often in chocolate but sometimes in espresso flavour. Because the shell softens as it absorbs moisture from the custard, an eclair is best eaten the same day it is assembled rather than kept for later.
How ECLAIR is used
Everyday word, used in cooking, baking and menus rather than in formal or technical writing.
- She bought a chocolate eclair from the bakery on the corner.
- The recipe piped the choux dough into long strips for the eclairs.
- He split the eclair open and spooned in the vanilla cream.
- Coffee eclairs disappeared first from the pastry tray.
- A single eclair was more than enough after the large lunch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ECLAIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ECLAIR
The 6 tiles of ECLAIR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ECLAIR
2 longer words begin with ECLAIR.
Shorter words from the letters in ECLAIR
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Common questions about ECLAIR
- Is ECLAIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECLAIR, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECLAIR worth?
- ECLAIR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ECLAIR mean?
- A long, thin pastry made of choux dough, filled with cream and usually topped with chocolate or coffee icing.
- What letters can be added to ECLAIR?
- ECLAIR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ECLAIR:
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