EFFACE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. EFFACE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EFFACE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EFFACE is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EFFACE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EFFACE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EFFACE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,003 thousand.
What stands out about EFFACE
- EFFACE 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 EFFACE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To rub out or wipe away completely so that nothing can be seen or remembered.
To efface something is to remove it so thoroughly that no trace remains, whether the thing is an inscription worn smooth by weather or a memory that time slowly clears. The verb has a second, reflexive use in the phrase efface oneself, which means to keep out of sight and avoid drawing attention. It comes from French and is built on the word for face, so the original image was of wiping a surface clean.
How EFFACE is used
Formal and literary; usually found with objects such as names, marks, memories and differences.
- Centuries of rain had begun to efface the names on the gravestones.
- No amount of time could efface the memory of that night.
- She tried to efface herself and stay unnoticed at the back of the room.
- The new owners chose to efface every sign of the old shop.
- It is hard to efface a bad first impression.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EFFACE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EFFACE
7 longer words begin with EFFACE.
Shorter words from the letters in EFFACE
Common questions about EFFACE
- Is EFFACE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EFFACE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EFFACE worth?
- EFFACE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EFFACE mean?
- To rub out or wipe away completely so that nothing can be seen or remembered.
- What letters can be added to EFFACE?
- EFFACE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EFFACE:
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