ELDRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ELDRESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELDRESS?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELDRESS is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELDRESS
No single letter turns ELDRESS into another word.
How ELDRESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ELDRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 421,074.
What does ELDRESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A woman who holds the office of elder in a church or religious community.
The Shakers gave the eldress a real share of leadership, alongside the male elder. In other settings the word simply names an older woman held in respect.
How ELDRESS is used
Eldress is mostly historical and tied to Shaker and some Protestant communities.
- The eldress led the evening meeting in the plain meetinghouse.
- Each village had an eldress who guided the sisters.
- A visitor asked the eldress about the rules of the community.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELDRESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ELDRESS
1 longer words begin with ELDRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in ELDRESS
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Common questions about ELDRESS
- Is ELDRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELDRESS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELDRESS worth?
- ELDRESS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELDRESS mean?
- A woman who holds the office of elder in a church or religious community.
- What letters can be added to ELDRESS?
- No single letter can be added to ELDRESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ELDRESS:
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