ESKER is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ESKER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ESKER?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ESKER is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESKER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
eskersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ESKER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ESKER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 47,530.
What stands out about ESKER
- 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 ESKER mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A long, winding ridge of sand and gravel deposited by a stream that once flowed under or within a melting glacier.
An esker forms when meltwater runs through a tunnel beneath or inside a glacier, carrying sand and gravel that settle out and build up along the course of the tunnel. When the ice eventually melts away, the deposit is left standing as a raised, snaking ridge across the landscape, sometimes stretching for many kilometres. Geologists read the shape and direction of an esker as a clue to how an ice sheet once drained, and the word itself comes from the Irish eiscir, meaning a ridge; eskar is an older variant spelling of the same word.
How ESKER is used
A specialised term in geology and geomorphology, found chiefly in descriptions of formerly glaciated landscapes.
- The hikers followed the crest of the esker for several miles.
- Gravel quarried from the esker was used to surface the new road.
- Glaciologists mapped the esker to trace the retreat of the ice sheet.
- A narrow esker wound through the forest like a buried riverbed.
- The esker stood out clearly on the aerial photograph as a raised line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESKER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ESKER
The 5 tiles of ESKER in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ESKER
1 longer words begin with ESKER.
Shorter words from the letters in ESKER
Common questions about ESKER
- Is ESKER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESKER, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESKER worth?
- ESKER is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESKER mean?
- A long, winding ridge of sand and gravel deposited by a stream that once flowed under or within a melting glacier.
- What letters can be added to ESKER?
- ESKER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ESKER:
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