ETERNITY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ETERNITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ETERNITY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ETERNITY is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ETERNITY
No single letter turns ETERNITY into another word.
How ETERNITY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ETERNITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ETERNITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ETERNITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Time without beginning or end; infinite duration.
In religion and philosophy eternity can mean a state outside time altogether, or life after death. In daily talk it is an exaggeration for a wait that feels endless. Poets and jewellers both love the word, the latter for rings meant to last forever.
How ETERNITY is used
Used literally in religion and philosophy, and jokingly for any long, tedious wait.
- They vowed to love each other for all eternity.
- The queue felt like an eternity on the hot afternoon.
- Philosophers have long argued whether eternity means endless time or no time.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ETERNITY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ETERNITY
The 8 tiles of ETERNITY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ETERNITY
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Common questions about ETERNITY
- Is ETERNITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ETERNITY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ETERNITY worth?
- ETERNITY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ETERNITY mean?
- Time without beginning or end; infinite duration.
- What letters can be added to ETERNITY?
- No single letter can be added to ETERNITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ETERNITY:
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