EMBARGO is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EMBARGO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMBARGO?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMBARGO is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBARGO
No single letter turns EMBARGO into another word.
How EMBARGO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EMBARGO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does EMBARGO mean in Scrabble?
noun
An official order that bans trade with a country or the movement of certain goods.
Governments impose an embargo to pressure another state, and it can cover arms, oil or all commerce. In journalism the word also describes a ban on publishing a story before an agreed time.
How EMBARGO is used
Used in politics, trade and news publishing; also a verb.
- The country faced a trade embargo for ten years.
- The report was under embargo until Monday morning.
- Oil prices jumped after the embargo was announced.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMBARGO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMBARGO
3 longer words begin with EMBARGO.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBARGO
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Common questions about EMBARGO
- Is EMBARGO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMBARGO, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMBARGO worth?
- EMBARGO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMBARGO mean?
- An official order that bans trade with a country or the movement of certain goods.
- What letters can be added to EMBARGO?
- No single letter can be added to EMBARGO to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EMBARGO:
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