EERIE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. EERIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EERIE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EERIE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 10.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EERIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How EERIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in EERIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,337.
What stands out about EERIE
- EERIE 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 EERIE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Strange, mysterious and slightly frightening in a way that causes unease.
Eerie describes an atmosphere or sound that feels unsettling without being outright terrifying, often because something seems out of place or unexplained. Fog drifting through an empty street, a sudden silence in a forest, or a faint noise at night can all be called eerie when they produce that mild, creeping unease. Writers reach for the word to build tension gradually, letting a scene feel wrong before anything frightening actually happens. It differs from words like terrifying or horrifying by suggesting quiet dread rather than sudden shock.
How EERIE is used
Common in descriptive and narrative writing, used for atmosphere and mood rather than for outright fear or danger.
- An eerie silence fell over the house after the power went out.
- Fog gave the old cemetery an eerie glow under the streetlights.
- She heard an eerie creak from the empty attic above.
- The abandoned fairground had an eerie stillness at dusk.
- His eerie calm made the detective suspect something was wrong.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EERIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EERIE
2 longer words begin with EERIE.
Words ending in EERIE
6 words end in EERIE. Useful as a back hook: play EERIE onto a word already on the board.
Words with EERIE inside
21 words contain EERIE in the middle. Words that start with EERIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EERIE
Common questions about EERIE
- Is EERIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EERIE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EERIE worth?
- EERIE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EERIE mean?
- Strange, mysterious and slightly frightening in a way that causes unease.
- What letters can be added to EERIE?
- EERIE takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of EERIE:
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