EDH is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. EDH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EDH?
| 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 EDH is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EDH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
edhsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EDH scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in EDH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What does EDH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A letter used in Old English and modern Icelandic for a th sound.
Edh is a d with a stroke through it, and English used it alongside thorn for the two th sounds without ever separating them properly. Icelandic still has it and still needs it; English dropped both letters when printers began buying their type in Europe.
How EDH is used
Countable: an edh, two edhs. Also written eth.
- The manuscript uses an edh where the edition prints th.
- An edh and a thorn were used interchangeably in English.
- Icelandic kept the edh and still distinguishes the sounds.
- The edh disappeared when type was bought abroad.
- Two edhs in one line are easy to misread as d.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EDH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EDH
The 3 tiles of EDH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with EDH
1 longer words begin with EDH.
Words ending in EDH
2 words end in EDH. Useful as a back hook: play EDH onto a word already on the board.
Words with EDH inside
20 words contain EDH in the middle. Words that start with EDH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EDH
Common questions about EDH
- Is EDH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EDH, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EDH worth?
- EDH is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EDH mean?
- A letter used in Old English and modern Icelandic for a th sound.
- What letters can be added to EDH?
- EDH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of EDH:
Open EDH in the Word Finder