EMERGENT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. EMERGENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMERGENT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMERGENT is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMERGENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
emergentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMERGENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EMERGENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMERGENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EMERGENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Coming into being or becoming prominent.
Emergent suggests something just appearing, like an emergent market or an emergent leader. In science it also describes a property that arises from complex interaction and cannot be read off the parts.
How EMERGENT is used
Used in news, science and philosophy.
- Emergent economies attract investors.
- Consciousness may be an emergent property.
- The emergent plants broke the water surface.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMERGENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMERGENT
2 longer words begin with EMERGENT.
Shorter words from the letters in EMERGENT
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Common questions about EMERGENT
- Is EMERGENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMERGENT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMERGENT worth?
- EMERGENT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMERGENT mean?
- Coming into being or becoming prominent.
- What letters can be added to EMERGENT?
- EMERGENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EMERGENT:
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