EGRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. EGRESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EGRESS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EGRESS is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EGRESS
Front hooks — 1
regressBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How EGRESS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EGRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 167,235.
What stands out about EGRESS
- The same 6 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 EGRESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The act of leaving or going out of a place, or a way by which one may leave it.
Egress is most often used today as a formal word for an exit, especially in building codes and safety regulations that require a clear means of egress in case of fire. Beyond its use for physical exits, the word once described any act of departure and, in astronomy, the moment a celestial body finishes passing in front of another. Because egress sounds formal, it usually appears in official or technical writing rather than in casual speech about simply leaving a room.
How EGRESS is used
A formal word, common in building regulations and technical writing, rarely used in casual conversation about leaving a place.
- The fire code requires two separate means of egress from every floor.
- Astronomers timed the egress of the moon's shadow across the sun's disk.
- Security guards blocked the only egress from the loading dock.
- The building plan marks each door as either an entrance or an egress.
- Passengers used the rear hatch as their egress from the aircraft.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EGRESS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EGRESS
The 6 tiles of EGRESS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with EGRESS
7 longer words begin with EGRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in EGRESS
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Common questions about EGRESS
- Is EGRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EGRESS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EGRESS worth?
- EGRESS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EGRESS mean?
- The act of leaving or going out of a place, or a way by which one may leave it.
- What letters can be added to EGRESS?
- EGRESS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EGRESS:
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