EGAL is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. EGAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EGAL?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EGAL is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EGAL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How EGAL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in EGAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about EGAL
- The same 4 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 EGAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Equal; treated the same, without favor or difference.
Egal comes directly from the French word for equal and was ordinary English when Shakespeare wrote, appearing where a modern writer would simply put equal. It dropped out of everyday use as English settled on equal alone, and it now appears mainly in quotations from older texts.
How EGAL is used
Archaic; found in Early Modern English and Shakespearean texts, not in current speech.
- The old text calls for justice egal to all men.
- He treated master and servant with egal respect.
- The judge weighed both claims on egal terms.
- She quoted the line about doing what is just and egal.
- The two portions were divided in egal shares.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EGAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EGAL
The 4 tiles of EGAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with EGAL
9 longer words begin with EGAL.
Words ending in EGAL
13 words end in EGAL. Useful as a back hook: play EGAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with EGAL inside
Showing 24 of 132 words that contain EGAL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with EGAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EGAL
Common questions about EGAL
- Is EGAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EGAL, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EGAL worth?
- EGAL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EGAL mean?
- Equal; treated the same, without favor or difference.
- What letters can be added to EGAL?
- EGAL takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of EGAL:
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