EMU is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. EMU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMU?
| 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 EMU is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
emusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMU scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in EMU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What stands out about EMU
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EMU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large flightless bird native to Australia.
The emu is the second tallest living bird and was the winning side in a military operation of 1932 that Australian newspapers called a war. The word reached English through Portuguese, from a name that had been applied to an entirely different bird.
How EMU is used
Countable: an emu, two emus.
- An emu can outrun a man over any distance at all.
- The emu war of 1932 was lost by the army.
- The word emu reached English through Portuguese.
- Two emus got through the fence and stayed a week.
- Only the ostrich is taller than the emu.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EMU
The 3 tiles of EMU in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with EMU
Showing 24 of 68 words that begin with EMU.
Words ending in EMU
1 words end in EMU. Useful as a back hook: play EMU onto a word already on the board.
Words with EMU inside
Showing 24 of 165 words that contain EMU somewhere in the middle. Words that start with EMU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EMU
Common questions about EMU
- Is EMU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMU, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMU worth?
- EMU is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMU mean?
- A large flightless bird native to Australia.
- What letters can be added to EMU?
- EMU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of EMU:
Open EMU in the Word Finder