ECU is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ECU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ECU?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ECU is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ecusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ECU scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ECU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What does ECU mean in Scrabble?
noun
An old French gold or silver coin.
The ecu was French money for four centuries, and the name means a shield, after the design stamped on the face of it. The abbreviation for the European Currency Unit of the 1980s was chosen partly so that it would recall the old coin.
How ECU is used
Countable: an ecu, two ecus. Historical.
- An ecu bought a great deal more than a livre.
- The word ecu means a shield.
- The ecu was struck in gold and later in silver.
- Two ecus and a handful of small change.
- The European Currency Unit was abbreviated to ecu on purpose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ECU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ECU
The 3 tiles of ECU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ECU
23 longer words begin with ECU.
Words ending in ECU
1 words end in ECU. Useful as a back hook: play ECU onto a word already on the board.
Words with ECU inside
Showing 24 of 513 words that contain ECU somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ECU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about ECU
- Is ECU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECU, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECU worth?
- ECU is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ECU mean?
- An old French gold or silver coin.
- What letters can be added to ECU?
- ECU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ECU:
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