ERASE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ERASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ERASE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ERASE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ERASE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ERASE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ERASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,281.
What stands out about ERASE
- ERASE begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 5 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 ERASE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To rub out, wipe away, or otherwise remove something so that no trace of it remains.
People erase pencil marks, chalk lines and digital text by taking them away so completely that the surface or file looks untouched. The word extends easily beyond writing: a scandal can erase a person's good name, and a hard blow can erase a memory. In computing, to erase a file or a disk usually means deleting the stored data rather than merely hiding it from view. The related noun eraser names the small rubber tool used to erase pencil marks by hand.
How ERASE is used
Common in everyday speech and in writing about editing, memory and computer storage.
- She erased the wrong answer and wrote the correct one above it.
- A single command can erase every file on the drive.
- No amount of apology could erase what he had said that night.
- Erase the chalkboard before the next class arrives.
- The technician warned that formatting the disk would erase all its data.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ERASE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ERASE
The 5 tiles of ERASE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ERASE
6 longer words begin with ERASE.
Words ending in ERASE
10 words end in ERASE. Useful as a back hook: play ERASE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ERASE inside
13 words contain ERASE in the middle. Words that start with ERASE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ERASE
Common questions about ERASE
- Is ERASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ERASE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ERASE worth?
- ERASE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ERASE mean?
- To rub out, wipe away, or otherwise remove something so that no trace of it remains.
- What letters can be added to ERASE?
- ERASE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ERASE:
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