EMBARCADERO is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. EMBARCADERO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMBARCADERO?
| 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 EMBARCADERO is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBARCADERO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
embarcaderosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMBARCADERO scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in EMBARCADERO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMBARCADERO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EMBARCADERO mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A pier or landing place on a waterfront, especially in Spanish-influenced parts of the western United States.
The embarcadero is a Spanish loanword for a place where boats load and unload. San Francisco is the best-known setting for an Embarcadero waterfront, with its piers and seafood restaurants. Smaller embarcadero landings serve inland lakes and rivers.
How EMBARCADERO is used
Mainly regional and in place names.
- We walked along the embarcadero at sunset.
- The ferry leaves from the old embarcadero.
- Fishing boats tied up at the embarcadero each morning.
- A small embarcadero served the lakeside town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMBARCADERO and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMBARCADERO
1 longer words begin with EMBARCADERO.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBARCADERO
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Common questions about EMBARCADERO
- Is EMBARCADERO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMBARCADERO, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMBARCADERO worth?
- EMBARCADERO is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMBARCADERO mean?
- A pier or landing place on a waterfront, especially in Spanish-influenced parts of the western United States.
- What letters can be added to EMBARCADERO?
- EMBARCADERO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EMBARCADERO:
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