EPHEDRA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EPHEDRA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPHEDRA?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPHEDRA is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPHEDRA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ephedrasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPHEDRA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EPHEDRA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does EPHEDRA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A leafless, jointed shrub of dry regions, source of the drug ephedrine.
Ephedra grows in deserts and has thin green stems with tiny scale-like leaves. Herbal remedies and some medicines have long drawn on it, though its stimulant effect carries risks.
How EPHEDRA is used
Used in botany and in discussions of herbal medicine.
- The desert slope was covered with ephedra.
- Ephedra has been used in traditional remedies for centuries.
- He identified the ephedra by its jointed green stems.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPHEDRA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPHEDRA
1 longer words begin with EPHEDRA.
Shorter words from the letters in EPHEDRA
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Common questions about EPHEDRA
- Is EPHEDRA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPHEDRA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPHEDRA worth?
- EPHEDRA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPHEDRA mean?
- A leafless, jointed shrub of dry regions, source of the drug ephedrine.
- What letters can be added to EPHEDRA?
- EPHEDRA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EPHEDRA:
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