EME is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. EME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EME?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EME is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 9 hooks, and its letters make up 8.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EME
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EME scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in EME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,225.
What stands out about EME
- EME is a palindrome: it reads the same in both directions, so it plays the same way whichever end you build from.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EME mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicScots
An uncle, or more broadly a close male relative on one's mother's side.
Eme is an old word for uncle, going back to Old English, and it lived on longest in Scots speech and in traditional tales of knights and kings. A hero's eme in such a story is typically his mother's brother and a trusted elder relative.
How EME is used
Archaic and Scots; found mainly in older ballads and traditional tales.
- The young knight rode to visit his eme before the battle.
- She called her mother's brother eme, following the old custom.
- In the tale, the boy is raised by his eme after his father dies.
- The chronicle names the king's eme as his closest advisor.
- He inherited the sword from his eme, the old chieftain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EME
The 3 tiles of EME in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with EME
Showing 24 of 73 words that begin with EME.
Words ending in EME
Showing 24 of 59 words that end in EME. Useful as a back hook: play EME onto a word already on the board.
Words with EME inside
Showing 24 of 1549 words that contain EME somewhere in the middle. Words that start with EME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EME
Common questions about EME
- Is EME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EME, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EME worth?
- EME is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EME mean?
- An uncle, or more broadly a close male relative on one's mother's side.
- What letters can be added to EME?
- EME takes 9 hooks: 7 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of EME:
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