EMBOSS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. EMBOSS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMBOSS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMBOSS is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBOSS
No single letter turns EMBOSS into another word.
How EMBOSS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EMBOSS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does EMBOSS mean in Scrabble?
verb
To carve, stamp or press a design into a surface so that it stands out in raised form.
To emboss something is to push the pattern up from the back or press a die into the front, so that letters or pictures can be felt with the fingertips. The technique is common on stationery, leather, metal plates, bookbinding and credit cards. The opposite effect, where the design sinks below the surface, is called debossing.
How EMBOSS is used
Used in printing, crafts, leatherwork and packaging; often appears as the participle embossed.
- The printer will emboss the company crest on every sheet.
- You can emboss soft leather by pressing a heated stamp into it.
- They chose to emboss the wedding date on the cover.
- A machine can emboss hundreds of cards in an hour.
- Why not emboss your initials on the notebook?
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMBOSS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EMBOSS
The 6 tiles of EMBOSS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with EMBOSS
9 longer words begin with EMBOSS.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBOSS
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Common questions about EMBOSS
- Is EMBOSS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMBOSS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMBOSS worth?
- EMBOSS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMBOSS mean?
- To carve, stamp or press a design into a surface so that it stands out in raised form.
- What letters can be added to EMBOSS?
- No single letter can be added to EMBOSS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EMBOSS:
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