EMERGE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. EMERGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMERGE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMERGE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMERGE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMERGE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EMERGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 150,512.
What stands out about EMERGE
- EMERGE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EMERGE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To come out of hiding, water or a confined place and become visible, or to become known after being unclear.
Swimmers emerge from the sea and butterflies emerge from their cocoons, but facts, patterns and leaders emerge too. The idea is of something slowly coming into view rather than being thrown out. It comes from Latin emergere, to rise out, from the same root as submerge.
How EMERGE is used
Neutral; used for both physical and abstract things, usually with from.
- The divers emerge from the cave at dawn.
- A clear pattern began to emerge from the survey.
- Will the moon emerge from behind the clouds tonight?
- She hoped to emerge from the exam with a good grade.
- The butterfly will emerge in a few days.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMERGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EMERGE
The 6 tiles of EMERGE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with EMERGE
9 longer words begin with EMERGE.
Shorter words from the letters in EMERGE
Common questions about EMERGE
- Is EMERGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMERGE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMERGE worth?
- EMERGE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMERGE mean?
- To come out of hiding, water or a confined place and become visible, or to become known after being unclear.
- What letters can be added to EMERGE?
- EMERGE takes 4 hooks: 2 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EMERGE:
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