ECLOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ECLOSE 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 ECLOSE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ECLOSE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECLOSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ECLOSE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ECLOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 70,552.
What stands out about ECLOSE
- ECLOSE 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 ECLOSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
zoologytechnical
To emerge as an adult insect from a pupal case, or as a larva from an egg.
Eclose describes the moment an insect breaks free of the protective case built during an earlier life stage, most often when a butterfly or moth leaves its chrysalis as a fully formed adult. Entomologists also use the word for a larva hatching out of an egg, so the exact meaning depends on which stage of the insect's life cycle is being discussed. The word is built from a Latin root meaning to close, with a prefix that reverses the sense to mean opening out or emerging. Because it names a precise biological event, eclose is used far more in scientific writing than in ordinary conversation.
How ECLOSE is used
Technical, found in entomology and biology rather than in general usage.
- The moths eclose from their cocoons within a few weeks of pupating.
- Researchers timed exactly when each fly would eclose in the lab.
- A butterfly must eclose before its wings can fully expand.
- Warmer temperatures caused the beetles to eclose earlier than usual.
- The larvae eclose from the eggs within three days of laying.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ECLOSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ECLOSE
2 longer words begin with ECLOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in ECLOSE
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Common questions about ECLOSE
- Is ECLOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECLOSE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECLOSE worth?
- ECLOSE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ECLOSE mean?
- To emerge as an adult insect from a pupal case, or as a larva from an egg.
- What letters can be added to ECLOSE?
- ECLOSE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ECLOSE:
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