ELLIPSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ELLIPSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELLIPSIS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELLIPSIS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELLIPSIS
No single letter turns ELLIPSIS into another word.
How ELLIPSIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ELLIPSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELLIPSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ELLIPSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The leaving out of words that can be understood from context, or the three dots that show such an omission.
Ellipsis works in both grammar and punctuation. In speech it lets us say "Want some?" instead of the full question, and in print the three-dot mark signals missing text or a trailing thought. Both rely on the reader filling the gap.
How ELLIPSIS is used
Used in grammar for omitted words and in writing for the three-dot punctuation mark.
- The sentence "I like tea and she coffee" uses ellipsis to avoid repeating the verb.
- An ellipsis in the quotation shows where words were cut.
- He ended the message with a trailing ellipsis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELLIPSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ELLIPSIS
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Common questions about ELLIPSIS
- Is ELLIPSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELLIPSIS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELLIPSIS worth?
- ELLIPSIS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELLIPSIS mean?
- The leaving out of words that can be understood from context, or the three dots that show such an omission.
- What letters can be added to ELLIPSIS?
- No single letter can be added to ELLIPSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ELLIPSIS:
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