EMIGRE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. EMIGRE 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 EMIGRE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMIGRE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMIGRE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMIGRE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EMIGRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 55,745.
What stands out about EMIGRE
- EMIGRE 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 EMIGRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A person who has left their native country, usually for political reasons, and lives abroad.
The word is French and first described royalists who fled the French Revolution. It now covers exiles of any nation, such as Russians who left after 1917, and it suggests that the move was forced rather than freely chosen. An emigre often keeps close ties to the old country through language, food and community groups.
How EMIGRE is used
Formal; often written with an acute accent as emigre in books and newspapers, and common in history and politics.
- The Russian emigre opened a bookshop in Paris.
- Many an emigre dreams of returning once the regime falls.
- The emigre community held a service every Sunday.
- She was an emigre who never lost her accent.
- Letters from an emigre reached the newspaper each month.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMIGRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EMIGRE
The 6 tiles of EMIGRE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with EMIGRE
3 longer words begin with EMIGRE.
Shorter words from the letters in EMIGRE
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Common questions about EMIGRE
- Is EMIGRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMIGRE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMIGRE worth?
- EMIGRE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMIGRE mean?
- A person who has left their native country, usually for political reasons, and lives abroad.
- What letters can be added to EMIGRE?
- EMIGRE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EMIGRE:
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