EORL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. EORL is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EORL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EORL is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EORL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EORL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in EORL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,702.
What stands out about EORL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 EORL mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaichistorical
An Anglo-Saxon nobleman of high rank, holding land and followers under a king; the forerunner of the later English title earl.
Eorl is the Old English spelling from which the modern title earl later grew. Historians keep the spelling eorl when they want to name specifically a nobleman of pre-Conquest England rather than the medieval or modern peer.
How EORL is used
Used mainly in historical writing and in fiction set in an Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-Saxon-inspired world.
- The chronicle names him as an eorl who ruled the coastal shire.
- Each eorl brought his own retinue when the king called a muster.
- She is researching how an eorl held authority before the Conquest.
- The saga praises the fallen eorl for his generosity to his men.
- Land charters of the period record grants made to a local eorl.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EORL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EORL
The 4 tiles of EORL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with EORL
1 longer words begin with EORL.
Words ending in EORL
1 words end in EORL. Useful as a back hook: play EORL onto a word already on the board.
Words with EORL inside
2 words contain EORL in the middle. Words that start with EORL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EORL
Common questions about EORL
- Is EORL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EORL is not in it.
- How many points is EORL worth?
- EORL is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EORL mean?
- An Anglo-Saxon nobleman of high rank, holding land and followers under a king; the forerunner of the later English title earl.
- What letters can be added to EORL?
- EORL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of EORL:
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