ETHEREAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ETHEREAL 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 ETHEREAL?
| 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 ETHEREAL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ETHEREAL
Front hooks — 1
aetherealBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ETHEREAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ETHEREAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ETHEREAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ETHEREAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Extremely delicate and light, as if not belonging to this world.
Ethereal is used for music, beauty, mist or a voice that seems too airy to be solid. The sense of heavenly or spiritual is close behind. In chemistry it has a plainer meaning, relating to ether.
How ETHEREAL is used
Common in descriptions of music, light, scenery or people who seem otherworldly.
- The choir filled the cathedral with an ethereal sound.
- Morning mist gave the lake an ethereal look.
- She had an ethereal grace that made her seem to float.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ETHEREAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ETHEREAL
15 longer words begin with ETHEREAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ETHEREAL
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Common questions about ETHEREAL
- Is ETHEREAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ETHEREAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ETHEREAL worth?
- ETHEREAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ETHEREAL mean?
- Extremely delicate and light, as if not belonging to this world.
- What letters can be added to ETHEREAL?
- ETHEREAL takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ETHEREAL:
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