EDGEWISE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EDGEWISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EDGEWISE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EDGEWISE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EDGEWISE
Front hooks — 1
wedgewiseBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How EDGEWISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EDGEWISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EDGEWISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EDGEWISE
- EDGEWISE 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 EDGEWISE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
With the edge foremost or turned toward the viewer, or in the direction of the edge.
You push a plank edgewise through a narrow gap when it will not fit flat. The word is best known from the idiom of being unable to get a word in edgewise during a long monologue.
How EDGEWISE is used
Used for the orientation of flat objects and in the idiom about interrupting a talker.
- He slid the board edgewise through the doorway.
- She could not get a word in edgewise.
- The coin stood edgewise on the table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EDGEWISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EDGEWISE
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Common questions about EDGEWISE
- Is EDGEWISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EDGEWISE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EDGEWISE worth?
- EDGEWISE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EDGEWISE mean?
- With the edge foremost or turned toward the viewer, or in the direction of the edge.
- What letters can be added to EDGEWISE?
- EDGEWISE takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EDGEWISE:
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