ELOPEMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ELOPEMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELOPEMENT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELOPEMENT is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELOPEMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
elopementsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELOPEMENT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ELOPEMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELOPEMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ELOPEMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of running away secretly, usually with a lover, in order to marry.
An elopement is a quick departure that skips the family and the formal wedding. Novels of earlier centuries are full of them, often ending in scandal. Today the word can also describe a small, private marriage done on the spur of the moment.
How ELOPEMENT is used
Elopement is often used in stories and gossip about couples.
- The elopement shocked the whole village.
- They planned an elopement to avoid a big wedding.
- Her sudden elopement was discovered by a note on the table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELOPEMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ELOPEMENT
1 longer words begin with ELOPEMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ELOPEMENT
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Common questions about ELOPEMENT
- Is ELOPEMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELOPEMENT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELOPEMENT worth?
- ELOPEMENT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELOPEMENT mean?
- The act of running away secretly, usually with a lover, in order to marry.
- What letters can be added to ELOPEMENT?
- ELOPEMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ELOPEMENT:
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