EIDOLON is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. EIDOLON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EIDOLON?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EIDOLON is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EIDOLON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
eidolonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EIDOLON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EIDOLON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 55,141.
What does EIDOLON mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A phantom or unreal image of a person or thing.
Eidolon comes from Greek and often turns up in poetry about ghosts and illusions. It can also mean an idealised figure that people picture in their minds.
How EIDOLON is used
Eidolon is a literary word, rare in speech, used for apparitions and shadowy likenesses.
- An eidolon of her dead husband drifted across the mirror.
- The poet described the moonlit mist as a pale eidolon.
- He worshipped an eidolon of the city that no longer existed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EIDOLON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EIDOLON
1 longer words begin with EIDOLON.
Shorter words from the letters in EIDOLON
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Common questions about EIDOLON
- Is EIDOLON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EIDOLON, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EIDOLON worth?
- EIDOLON is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EIDOLON mean?
- A phantom or unreal image of a person or thing.
- What letters can be added to EIDOLON?
- EIDOLON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EIDOLON:
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