EOLIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. EOLIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EOLIAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EOLIAN is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EOLIAN
Front hooks — 1
aeolianBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How EOLIAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EOLIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,387.
What does EOLIAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Caused by or relating to the action of wind, especially in shaping land or depositing material.
Geologists call a landform eolian when wind, rather than water or ice, shaped it, as with sand dunes built up grain by grain by a steady desert wind. The word also describes eolian deposits, fine dust or sand carried and dropped by wind far from its original source. Eolian is simply an alternative spelling of aeolian, both names recalling Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds. Outside geology and geography, the word rarely appears in everyday speech.
How EOLIAN is used
A technical term in geology and geography for landforms or deposits shaped by wind, rarely used outside that field.
- The dunes are a classic example of eolian sand deposits.
- Wind-blown loess is one of the most widespread eolian sediments.
- Geologists study eolian erosion to understand how deserts change shape.
- The ridge shows clear eolian layering built up over centuries.
- An eolian process, not a river, carved these particular dunes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EOLIAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about EOLIAN
- Is EOLIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EOLIAN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EOLIAN worth?
- EOLIAN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EOLIAN mean?
- Caused by or relating to the action of wind, especially in shaping land or depositing material.
- What letters can be added to EOLIAN?
- EOLIAN takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EOLIAN:
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