EELGRASS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. EELGRASS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EELGRASS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EELGRASS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EELGRASS
No single letter turns EELGRASS into another word.
How EELGRASS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EELGRASS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EELGRASS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EELGRASS
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EELGRASS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A marine plant with long, narrow, ribbon-like leaves that grows in shallow coastal water.
Eelgrass forms underwater meadows that shelter young fish and feed geese and sea turtles. Because it needs clear water, its health shows how clean a bay is. A bed of eelgrass also helps hold the seabed in place.
How EELGRASS is used
Used in ecology; eelgrass is not a true grass.
- Small fish hide in the eelgrass near the shore.
- Boat propellers can tear up beds of eelgrass.
- Brent geese feed on eelgrass at low tide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EELGRASS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EELGRASS
The 8 tiles of EELGRASS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with EELGRASS
1 longer words begin with EELGRASS.
Shorter words from the letters in EELGRASS
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Common questions about EELGRASS
- Is EELGRASS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EELGRASS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EELGRASS worth?
- EELGRASS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EELGRASS mean?
- A marine plant with long, narrow, ribbon-like leaves that grows in shallow coastal water.
- What letters can be added to EELGRASS?
- No single letter can be added to EELGRASS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EELGRASS:
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