Scrabble Word Finder

ERNES is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points

Yes. ERNES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.

e1r1n1e1s1
PlayableERNES · 5 letters · 5 pts Scrabble · 6 pts WWF
5points in Scrabble
6points in Words with Friends
5letters
4hooks available
1 in 7,922odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept ERNES?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 41 / 100

41WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1
Hooks 25%
4
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
8%

Our own measure of how useful ERNES is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ERNES

Front hooks — 4

cernes8 gernes7 kernes10 ternes6

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How ERNES scores

Scrabble e1r1n1e1s1 5
Words with Friends e1r1n2e1s1 6

Face value of the 5 tiles in ERNES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
e212
r16
n16
s14

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,922.

What stands out about ERNES

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of ERNES

reens5 sneer5

The 5 tiles of ERNES in a different order — 2 found.

Words ending in ERNES

cernes8 gernes7 kernes10 ternes6 liernes7 scernes9 alternes8 casernes10 externes15 internes8 lucernes10 modernes11 sauternes9

13 words end in ERNES. Useful as a back hook: play ERNES onto a word already on the board.

Words with ERNES inside

sternest8 eagerness10 governess13 innerness9 inverness12 modernest12 otherness12 queerness18 sheerness12 soberness11 taperness11 utterness9 betterness12 bitterness12 cleverness15 dapperness15 governessy17 limberness14 meagerness13 properness14 sickerness16 somberness14 tenderness11 wilderness14

Showing 24 of 63 words that contain ERNES somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ERNES are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in ERNES

enes4 eres4 erne4 erns4 esne4 reen4 rees4 rens4 seen4 seer4 sene4 sere4 snee4 een3 ene3 ens3 ere3 ern3 ers3 nee3 ree3 ren3 res3 see3 sen3 ser3 ee2 en2 er2 es2 ne2 re2

Common questions about ERNES

Is ERNES valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts ERNES, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is ERNES worth?
ERNES is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to ERNES?
ERNES takes 4 hooks: 4 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ERNES:

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