ESTRANGEMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ESTRANGEMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ESTRANGEMENT?
| 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 ESTRANGEMENT is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESTRANGEMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
estrangementsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ESTRANGEMENT scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ESTRANGEMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ESTRANGEMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ESTRANGEMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of having become distant and unfriendly toward someone who was once close.
Estrangement describes a drifting or breaking apart, often within a family or marriage. It can last for years and may end in reconciliation or in permanent silence.
How ESTRANGEMENT is used
Used for relationships, and also for a sense of alienation from society.
- Years of estrangement separated the two brothers.
- Her estrangement from her parents began after the move.
- The letter ended a long estrangement between the families.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESTRANGEMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ESTRANGEMENT
1 longer words begin with ESTRANGEMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ESTRANGEMENT
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Common questions about ESTRANGEMENT
- Is ESTRANGEMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESTRANGEMENT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESTRANGEMENT worth?
- ESTRANGEMENT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESTRANGEMENT mean?
- The state of having become distant and unfriendly toward someone who was once close.
- What letters can be added to ESTRANGEMENT?
- ESTRANGEMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ESTRANGEMENT:
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