ERINGO is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ERINGO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ERINGO?
| 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 ERINGO is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ERINGO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
eringosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ERINGO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ERINGO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,775.
What stands out about ERINGO
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 ERINGO mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanyhistorical
A plant of the genus Eryngium, the spiny coastal plant sea holly, whose candied root was once eaten as a sweet.
Eringo is an older spelling of eryngo, naming the spiny, thistle-like sea holly that grows along coastlines. In earlier centuries the plant's root was boiled and candied into a sweetmeat, and eringo was widely believed, without real evidence, to act as an aphrodisiac. The old spelling survives mainly in historical herbals and literature rather than modern botanical writing, where eryngo is now standard.
How ERINGO is used
Found in older herbals and literary references rather than modern botanical writing, where eryngo is the preferred spelling.
- The old recipe called for candied eringo root sweetened with sugar.
- Herbalists once praised eringo for its supposed restorative powers.
- Sea holly, or eringo, still grows wild along the sandy coast.
- The Elizabethan play jokes about eringo as a lover's remedy.
- The apothecary kept a jar of candied eringo among his other sweets.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ERINGO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ERINGO
The 6 tiles of ERINGO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ERINGO
2 longer words begin with ERINGO.
Shorter words from the letters in ERINGO
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Common questions about ERINGO
- Is ERINGO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ERINGO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ERINGO worth?
- ERINGO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ERINGO mean?
- A plant of the genus Eryngium, the spiny coastal plant sea holly, whose candied root was once eaten as a sweet.
- What letters can be added to ERINGO?
- ERINGO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ERINGO:
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