EROS is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. EROS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EROS?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EROS is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EROS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How EROS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in EROS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,702.
What stands out about EROS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 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 EROS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Passionate or romantic desire, especially sensual love, as distinguished from other kinds of love such as friendship or selfless affection.
Taking its name from the Greek god of love, eros is used in psychology and philosophy for the drive toward romantic and sexual union, set apart from agape and philia. Lowercase eros names a kind of love or drive, while capitalised Eros names the god himself.
How EROS is used
A technical term in psychology, philosophy and literary criticism rather than a word used casually about a particular couple.
- The essay contrasts eros with the calmer affection of philia.
- Freud treated eros as one of the two basic human drives.
- The poet frames longing as the pull of eros rather than habit.
- Ancient philosophers debated whether eros could lead toward wisdom.
- Their lecture traced how eros appears across Greek tragedy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EROS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EROS
The 4 tiles of EROS in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with EROS
14 longer words begin with EROS.
Words ending in EROS
Showing 24 of 62 words that end in EROS. Useful as a back hook: play EROS onto a word already on the board.
Words with EROS inside
Showing 24 of 191 words that contain EROS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with EROS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EROS
Common questions about EROS
- Is EROS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EROS, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EROS worth?
- EROS is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EROS mean?
- Passionate or romantic desire, especially sensual love, as distinguished from other kinds of love such as friendship or selfless affection.
- What letters can be added to EROS?
- EROS takes 8 hooks: 7 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of EROS:
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