EMPORIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. EMPORIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMPORIUM?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPORIUM is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPORIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
emporiumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMPORIUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EMPORIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMPORIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EMPORIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large shop selling a wide variety of goods, or a major centre of trade.
Emporium has a slightly grand, old-fashioned ring and is often used in shop names. Historically it meant a market town where merchants from many lands gathered.
How EMPORIUM is used
Used in shop names and in historical writing about trading centres.
- The village emporium sold everything from rope to sweets.
- We found a lovely lamp at the antique emporium.
- Venice was once the great emporium of the Mediterranean.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMPORIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMPORIUM
1 longer words begin with EMPORIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPORIUM
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Common questions about EMPORIUM
- Is EMPORIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMPORIUM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMPORIUM worth?
- EMPORIUM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMPORIUM mean?
- A large shop selling a wide variety of goods, or a major centre of trade.
- What letters can be added to EMPORIUM?
- EMPORIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EMPORIUM:
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