ETAT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. ETAT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ETAT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ETAT is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ETAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
etatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ETAT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ETAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,421.
What stands out about ETAT
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 ETAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A state, especially the political apparatus of a country; also, in the compound etat-major, the general staff of an army above the rank of colonel.
Etat is the French word for state, borrowed into English mainly inside the fixed phrase etat-major, the group of senior officers who plan and direct an army above the rank of colonel. Writers dealing with French history or continental armies keep the word etat rather than translating it, so it turns up almost only in that borrowed military or political context.
How ETAT is used
Rare outside historical or military writing about French institutions; almost always seen inside the phrase etat-major.
- The general met his etat major before dawn to plan the crossing.
- Historians still use the French word etat when describing the machinery of a continental government.
- Officers above the rank of colonel formed the etat major of the regiment.
- The old chronicle names every member of the etat major present at the siege.
- In French usage, etat can mean simply the state itself.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ETAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ETAT
The 4 tiles of ETAT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ETAT
8 longer words begin with ETAT.
Words ending in ETAT
1 words end in ETAT. Useful as a back hook: play ETAT onto a word already on the board.
Words with ETAT inside
Showing 24 of 111 words that contain ETAT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ETAT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ETAT
Common questions about ETAT
- Is ETAT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ETAT is not in it.
- How many points is ETAT worth?
- ETAT is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ETAT mean?
- A state, especially the political apparatus of a country; also, in the compound etat-major, the general staff of an army above the rank of colonel.
- What letters can be added to ETAT?
- ETAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ETAT:
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