EMBITTER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EMBITTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMBITTER?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMBITTER is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBITTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
embittersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMBITTER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EMBITTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMBITTER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EMBITTER mean in Scrabble?
verb
To fill someone with lasting resentment or sourness of feeling.
Years of unfair treatment can embitter a person who once felt generous. The verb stresses a slow souring of character rather than a flash of anger.
How EMBITTER is used
Takes a person or their outlook as its object, often in the passive.
- The long dispute began to embitter both families.
- Failure did not embitter her; she kept trying.
- Years of neglect could embitter even the kindest heart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMBITTER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMBITTER
8 longer words begin with EMBITTER.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBITTER
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Common questions about EMBITTER
- Is EMBITTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMBITTER, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMBITTER worth?
- EMBITTER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMBITTER mean?
- To fill someone with lasting resentment or sourness of feeling.
- What letters can be added to EMBITTER?
- EMBITTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EMBITTER:
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