EMPTY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EMPTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMPTY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPTY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPTY
No single letter turns EMPTY into another word.
How EMPTY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in EMPTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What stands out about EMPTY
- The letters of EMPTY run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EMPTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Containing nothing; having no contents or occupants.
Empty describes a container, room, or space with nothing inside it, but the word also extends to feelings, promises, or words that lack real substance. A house can stand empty after its owners move out, and a promise can be called empty when it is not meant sincerely. As a verb, to empty something means to remove its contents entirely. Because empty covers both physical and abstract lack of content, it is one of the most flexible everyday words in English.
How EMPTY is used
Very common in everyday speech, describing both physical space and abstract lack of substance.
- The fridge was completely empty after the weekend guests left.
- He made an empty promise that he never intended to keep.
- She had to empty the bin before it overflowed.
- The theatre looked empty except for a few latecomers.
- An empty stomach made the long meeting harder to sit through.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMPTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMPTY
4 longer words begin with EMPTY.
Words ending in EMPTY
1 words end in EMPTY. Useful as a back hook: play EMPTY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPTY
Common questions about EMPTY
- Is EMPTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMPTY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMPTY worth?
- EMPTY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMPTY mean?
- Containing nothing; having no contents or occupants.
- What letters can be added to EMPTY?
- No single letter can be added to EMPTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of EMPTY:
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