EKPWELE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. EKPWELE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EKPWELE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EKPWELE is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EKPWELE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ekpwelesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EKPWELE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EKPWELE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,548 thousand.
What stands out about EKPWELE
- EKPWELE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EKPWELE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A former unit of money in Equatorial Guinea, worth one hundred centimos.
The ekpwele was introduced to replace the peseta in the 1970s. Players know ekpwele as a long Scrabble word with several unusual letters, and as a rarer spelling of ekuele.
How EKPWELE is used
Used in discussions of currency history and in word-game lists.
- One ekpwele was divided into one hundred centimos.
- The collector found an old ekpwele note in the album.
- Equatorial Guinea later gave up the ekpwele.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EKPWELE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EKPWELE
1 longer words begin with EKPWELE.
Shorter words from the letters in EKPWELE
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Common questions about EKPWELE
- Is EKPWELE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EKPWELE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EKPWELE worth?
- EKPWELE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EKPWELE mean?
- A former unit of money in Equatorial Guinea, worth one hundred centimos.
- What letters can be added to EKPWELE?
- EKPWELE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EKPWELE:
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