ECLOGUE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ECLOGUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ECLOGUE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ECLOGUE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECLOGUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ecloguesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ECLOGUE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ECLOGUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 315,806.
What stands out about ECLOGUE
- ECLOGUE 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 ECLOGUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A short pastoral poem, often a conversation between shepherds.
Virgil wrote the most famous Latin eclogues, and later poets such as Spenser imitated them in English. An eclogue idealises country life rather than describing it realistically.
How ECLOGUE is used
The word eclogue is a literary term and also appears in titles of poems.
- The class read a Virgil eclogue in translation.
- Each eclogue in the collection features two singing shepherds.
- He composed an eclogue about the changing seasons.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ECLOGUE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ECLOGUE
1 longer words begin with ECLOGUE.
Shorter words from the letters in ECLOGUE
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Common questions about ECLOGUE
- Is ECLOGUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECLOGUE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECLOGUE worth?
- ECLOGUE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ECLOGUE mean?
- A short pastoral poem, often a conversation between shepherds.
- What letters can be added to ECLOGUE?
- ECLOGUE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ECLOGUE:
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