EGGCUP is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EGGCUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EGGCUP?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EGGCUP is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EGGCUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
eggcupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EGGCUP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EGGCUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,070 thousand.
What does EGGCUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small dish with a hollow, made to hold a boiled egg upright so that its top can be cracked open and eaten.
An eggcup is a familiar item of the British breakfast table, often made of china, wood or silver, and sometimes decorated with a pattern or a funny face. Some have a wider bowl at one end for holding a large egg and a smaller one at the other for a small egg. Collecting eggcups is a modest hobby in its own right, and the word is sometimes written as two words, egg cup.
How EGGCUP is used
Everyday household word, especially common in British English.
- She set a boiled egg in each eggcup.
- The china eggcup was a present from his grandmother.
- A small wooden eggcup stood by the toast rack.
- He tapped the shell with a spoon above the eggcup.
- The shop sells a pretty eggcup in the shape of a hen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EGGCUP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EGGCUP
1 longer words begin with EGGCUP.
Shorter words from the letters in EGGCUP
Common questions about EGGCUP
- Is EGGCUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EGGCUP, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EGGCUP worth?
- EGGCUP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EGGCUP mean?
- A small dish with a hollow, made to hold a boiled egg upright so that its top can be cracked open and eaten.
- What letters can be added to EGGCUP?
- EGGCUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EGGCUP:
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