EGLATERE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. EGLATERE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EGLATERE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EGLATERE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EGLATERE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
eglateresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EGLATERE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EGLATERE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EGLATERE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EGLATERE
- EGLATERE begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 8 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 EGLATERE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An old name for the sweetbriar, a wild rose with fragrant leaves.
You will meet eglatere almost only in old poetry and in word lists, where it sits beside the later spelling eglantine. The plant itself is a thorny shrub of hedgerows.
How EGLATERE is used
Found in medieval and early modern verse, rarely in modern writing.
- The poet lay beneath a bower of eglatere and honeysuckle.
- An eglatere hedge ran along the old garden wall.
- Chaucer-era readers would have known the eglatere by its sweet scent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EGLATERE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EGLATERE
The 8 tiles of EGLATERE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with EGLATERE
1 longer words begin with EGLATERE.
Shorter words from the letters in EGLATERE
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Common questions about EGLATERE
- Is EGLATERE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EGLATERE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EGLATERE worth?
- EGLATERE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EGLATERE mean?
- An old name for the sweetbriar, a wild rose with fragrant leaves.
- What letters can be added to EGLATERE?
- EGLATERE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EGLATERE:
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