EITHER is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. EITHER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EITHER?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EITHER is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EITHER
Front hooks — 1
neitherBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How EITHER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EITHER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,873.
What does EITHER mean in Scrabble?
other
One or the other of two; also used to join two possibilities, or to add a negative point to one already made.
As a determiner or pronoun it picks out one member of a pair, as in you may sit at either end of the table. As a conjunction it works with or to set out a choice, as in either we leave now or we miss the bus. After a negative statement it means also, so that neither of us knew and I did not either. In British English the vowel can be pronounced two ways, to rhyme with either neither or with the word breather.
How EITHER is used
Neutral and extremely common; strictly about two things, though it is loosely stretched to more.
- You can take either road to the village.
- Either you tell her or I will.
- I did not like the film, and my brother did not either.
- He held a lantern in either hand.
- Either of the two keys will open the gate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EITHER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EITHER
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Common questions about EITHER
- Is EITHER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EITHER, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EITHER worth?
- EITHER is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EITHER mean?
- One or the other of two; also used to join two possibilities, or to add a negative point to one already made.
- What letters can be added to EITHER?
- EITHER takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EITHER:
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