EKED is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. EKED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EKED?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EKED is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EKED
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How EKED scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in EKED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,853.
What stands out about EKED
- The same 4 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 EKED mean in Scrabble?
verb
To eke — the past form.
The verb survives almost entirely in one phrase about making something last, and eked is where most readers meet it at all. It once meant to increase, which is nearly the opposite of how it now feels.
How EKED is used
Past tense of eke. Chiefly in eked out.
- They eked out the rations for another fortnight.
- The word eked is where most readers meet the verb.
- The verb behind eked once meant to increase.
- She eked a living out of two acres.
- Nothing but one phrase keeps eked in use.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EKED and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EKED
The 4 tiles of EKED in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in EKED
19 words end in EKED. Useful as a back hook: play EKED onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in EKED
Common questions about EKED
- Is EKED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EKED, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EKED worth?
- EKED is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EKED mean?
- To eke — the past form.
- What letters can be added to EKED?
- EKED takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of EKED:
Open EKED in the Word Finder