ELITE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ELITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELITE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELITE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELITE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELITE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ELITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,281.
What stands out about ELITE
- ELITE 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 ELITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The most successful, powerful or accomplished members of a particular group, regarded collectively as superior to the rest.
Elite refers to a select group that stands out from a larger population because of wealth, skill, education or influence, such as the political elite of a country or the elite of professional sport. The word can describe people who hold real power and privilege, or simply those who perform at the very top of a field, like an elite athlete or an elite chess player. Because it implies a narrow, exclusive circle, elite can carry either an admiring tone, praising rare skill, or a critical one, pointing at unfair advantage and privilege. The same word functions comfortably as a noun, the elite, and as an adjective, an elite team.
How ELITE is used
Common across politics, sport, education and social commentary, often carrying an evaluative tone depending on whether the writer approves of the group's status.
- Only the elite of the tennis world reach the final rounds.
- Critics accused the political elite of ignoring ordinary voters.
- The academy trains an elite corps of young musicians.
- She joined the elite of surgeons specialising in that rare procedure.
- The magazine profiled the business elite of the city.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELITE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ELITE
1 longer words begin with ELITE.
Words ending in ELITE
14 words end in ELITE. Useful as a back hook: play ELITE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ELITE inside
23 words contain ELITE in the middle. Words that start with ELITE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ELITE
Common questions about ELITE
- Is ELITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELITE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELITE worth?
- ELITE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELITE mean?
- The most successful, powerful or accomplished members of a particular group, regarded collectively as superior to the rest.
- What letters can be added to ELITE?
- ELITE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ELITE:
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