EOLIPILE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. EOLIPILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EOLIPILE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EOLIPILE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EOLIPILE
Front hooks — 1
aeolipileBack hooks — 1
eolipilesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EOLIPILE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EOLIPILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EOLIPILE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EOLIPILE
- EOLIPILE 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 EOLIPILE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An early device in which steam escaping from jets spins a hollow ball, often called the first steam engine.
The eolipile is credited to Hero of Alexandria and shows that steam power was understood long before the industrial age. It was a curiosity rather than a working machine, as nobody harnessed it to do real work.
How EOLIPILE is used
Used in the history of science for the ancient steam-powered spinning ball.
- The museum has a working model of an eolipile.
- Heated water made the eolipile spin on its axis.
- Teachers use the eolipile to explain jet propulsion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EOLIPILE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EOLIPILE
1 longer words begin with EOLIPILE.
Shorter words from the letters in EOLIPILE
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Common questions about EOLIPILE
- Is EOLIPILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EOLIPILE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EOLIPILE worth?
- EOLIPILE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EOLIPILE mean?
- An early device in which steam escaping from jets spins a hollow ball, often called the first steam engine.
- What letters can be added to EOLIPILE?
- EOLIPILE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EOLIPILE:
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