ETERNISE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ETERNISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ETERNISE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ETERNISE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ETERNISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ETERNISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ETERNISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ETERNISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ETERNISE
- ETERNISE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ETERNISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To make something last for ever or give it everlasting fame.
To eternise a person or deed is to fix it in memory so that it never fades, often through art or a monument. The -ise spelling is the British form of eternize.
How ETERNISE is used
Formal and literary; seen in writing about memory, art and fame.
- The poet hoped his verse would eternise her beauty.
- They built a statue to eternise the founder.
- Film cannot eternise a fleeting mood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ETERNISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ETERNISE
The 8 tiles of ETERNISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ETERNISE
2 longer words begin with ETERNISE.
Shorter words from the letters in ETERNISE
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Common questions about ETERNISE
- Is ETERNISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ETERNISE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ETERNISE worth?
- ETERNISE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ETERNISE mean?
- To make something last for ever or give it everlasting fame.
- What letters can be added to ETERNISE?
- ETERNISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ETERNISE:
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