ELAND is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ELAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELAND?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELAND is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELAND
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELAND scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ELAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about ELAND
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 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 ELAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A very large African antelope with spiral horns and a heavy, ox-like build, found across open grassland and woodland in southern and eastern Africa.
An eland is the largest of all antelope species, and a fully grown bull can weigh as much as a small car despite its relatively calm and unhurried manner. Both males and females of most eland species carry the same tightly spiraled horns, a feature that distinguishes them from many antelope where only the males are horned. Herds of eland move across open grassland in loose groups, grazing and browsing on a wide range of plants that many other grazing animals cannot digest as easily. Farmers in parts of Africa have experimented with raising eland alongside cattle, since the animal tolerates disease and drought conditions that often threaten conventional livestock.
How ELAND is used
Used mainly in writing about African wildlife, safaris, and, occasionally, experimental livestock farming.
- A herd of eland grazed peacefully near the edge of the reserve.
- The bull eland stood taller at the shoulder than any other antelope nearby.
- Guides pointed out an eland's distinctive spiral horns to the tourists.
- Some ranchers began raising eland as an alternative to traditional cattle.
- The documentary followed a young eland separated from its herd.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELAND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ELAND
The 5 tiles of ELAND in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with ELAND
1 longer words begin with ELAND.
Words ending in ELAND
17 words end in ELAND. Useful as a back hook: play ELAND onto a word already on the board.
Words with ELAND inside
Showing 24 of 28 words that contain ELAND somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ELAND are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ELAND
Common questions about ELAND
- Is ELAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELAND, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELAND worth?
- ELAND is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELAND mean?
- A very large African antelope with spiral horns and a heavy, ox-like build, found across open grassland and woodland in southern and eastern Africa.
- What letters can be added to ELAND?
- ELAND takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ELAND:
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