ELLIPSE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ELLIPSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELLIPSE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELLIPSE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELLIPSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ellipsesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELLIPSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ELLIPSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 561,432.
What stands out about ELLIPSE
- ELLIPSE 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 ELLIPSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A regular oval shape, formed when a cone is cut at an angle.
Planets travel round the sun on paths that are close to an ellipse rather than a perfect circle. Two fixed points, the foci, define the curve: the distances from any point on it to them add up to a constant.
How ELLIPSE is used
Ellipse is a mathematical and astronomical term, also used loosely for any smooth oval.
- The track was laid out as a long ellipse.
- Kepler showed that each orbit is an ellipse.
- Draw an ellipse by looping a string around two pins.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELLIPSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ELLIPSE
1 longer words begin with ELLIPSE.
Shorter words from the letters in ELLIPSE
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Common questions about ELLIPSE
- Is ELLIPSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELLIPSE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELLIPSE worth?
- ELLIPSE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELLIPSE mean?
- A regular oval shape, formed when a cone is cut at an angle.
- What letters can be added to ELLIPSE?
- ELLIPSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ELLIPSE:
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