EIGHTEEN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EIGHTEEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EIGHTEEN?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EIGHTEEN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EIGHTEEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
eighteensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EIGHTEEN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EIGHTEEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EIGHTEEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EIGHTEEN mean in Scrabble?
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The number equal to ten plus eight, written 18.
Eighteen sits between seventeen and nineteen, and in many countries it marks the age of legal adulthood. In British film rating, a certificate of eighteen limits viewing to adults.
How EIGHTEEN is used
A number word that works as a determiner, pronoun or noun.
- He turned eighteen last week.
- There are eighteen holes on a full golf course.
- The film has an eighteen certificate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EIGHTEEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EIGHTEEN
6 longer words begin with EIGHTEEN.
Shorter words from the letters in EIGHTEEN
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Common questions about EIGHTEEN
- Is EIGHTEEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EIGHTEEN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EIGHTEEN worth?
- EIGHTEEN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EIGHTEEN mean?
- The number equal to ten plus eight, written 18.
- What letters can be added to EIGHTEEN?
- EIGHTEEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EIGHTEEN:
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