EGER is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. EGER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EGER?
| 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 EGER is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EGER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EGER scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in EGER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,301.
What stands out about EGER
- 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 EGER mean in Scrabble?
noun
nauticaltechnicalrare
A tidal bore: a wave or wall of water that surges up a river when the incoming tide overtakes the current.
An eger, more often spelled eagre, forms where a narrowing river channel funnels the rising tide into a single fast-moving wave, a phenomenon still watched for on a few English rivers. Sailors and coastal residents once needed to know its timing since it could swamp small boats without warning.
How EGER is used
Rare technical and nautical term, mostly replaced today by the spelling eagre.
- Boatmen watched for the eger before the tide turned.
- The eger rushed upstream and rocked every moored boat.
- Old charts marked the river stretch where the eger was strongest.
- Fishermen timed their crossing to avoid the eger.
- The eger could be heard roaring long before it arrived.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EGER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EGER
The 4 tiles of EGER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with EGER
1 longer words begin with EGER.
Words ending in EGER
11 words end in EGER. Useful as a back hook: play EGER onto a word already on the board.
Words with EGER inside
Showing 24 of 30 words that contain EGER somewhere in the middle. Words that start with EGER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EGER
Common questions about EGER
- Is EGER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EGER, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EGER worth?
- EGER is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EGER mean?
- A tidal bore: a wave or wall of water that surges up a river when the incoming tide overtakes the current.
- What letters can be added to EGER?
- EGER takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of EGER:
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