EGYPTIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. EGYPTIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EGYPTIAN?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EGYPTIAN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EGYPTIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
egyptiansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EGYPTIAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EGYPTIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EGYPTIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EGYPTIAN
- All 8 letters of EGYPTIAN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EGYPTIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
printing
A style of typeface with heavy, square, slab-like serifs.
The egyptian style came into fashion in the early nineteenth century and was used for posters and advertising because of its bold look. Printers often call such faces slab serifs today.
How EGYPTIAN is used
Used in typography as the name of a type style, not only as an adjective for Egypt.
- The poster was set in a heavy egyptian.
- An egyptian typeface gives the page a sturdy, old-fashioned look.
- The printer chose an egyptian for the headline.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EGYPTIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EGYPTIAN
1 longer words begin with EGYPTIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in EGYPTIAN
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Common questions about EGYPTIAN
- Is EGYPTIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EGYPTIAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EGYPTIAN worth?
- EGYPTIAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EGYPTIAN mean?
- A style of typeface with heavy, square, slab-like serifs.
- What letters can be added to EGYPTIAN?
- EGYPTIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EGYPTIAN:
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