ES is a valid Scrabble word — 2 points
Yes. ES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 2 points in Scrabble and 2 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ES?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ES is to know. It scores 2 from 2 tiles, takes 18 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ES
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ES scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in ES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 103.
What stands out about ES
- ES is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ES mean in Scrabble?
noun
The name of the letter S, written out as a word.
How ES is used
- The sign painter had squeezed the es in at the end.
- She looped the es the way her grandmother did.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ES and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ES
Showing 24 of 500 words that begin with ES.
Words ending in ES
Showing 24 of 31563 words that end in ES. Useful as a back hook: play ES onto a word already on the board.
Words with ES inside
Showing 24 of 22839 words that contain ES somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ES are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about ES
- Is ES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ES, where it scores 2 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ES worth?
- ES is worth 2 points in Scrabble and 2 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ES mean?
- The name of the letter S, written out as a word.
- What letters can be added to ES?
- ES takes 18 hooks: 15 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of ES:
Open ES in the Word Finder