ETRIER is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ETRIER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ETRIER?
| 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 ETRIER is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ETRIER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
etriersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ETRIER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ETRIER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 22,298.
What stands out about ETRIER
- The same 6 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 ETRIER mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A short portable ladder made of rope or webbing, used by climbers to gain a foothold on steep rock or ice.
Etrier is the French word for stirrup, and climbers adopted the borrowed term for a compact ladder with only a few rungs, carried folded on a harness. Unlike a full rope ladder, an etrier is meant for brief use, giving a boot enough purchase to reach the next hold or piece of gear on aid climbs. Mountaineers rig several etriers together when a pitch offers no natural holds at all. The word stayed a specialist climbing term and never spread into everyday English.
How ETRIER is used
A specialist mountaineering and climbing term, rarely met outside instructional writing on the sport.
- The climber clipped an etrier to the piton and stepped up into the loop.
- An etrier folds small enough to hang from a harness between pitches.
- Aid climbers carry several etrier loops for blank sections of rock.
- The guide showed a beginner how to weight an etrier safely.
- Etrier comes from the French word for stirrup.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ETRIER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ETRIER
The 6 tiles of ETRIER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ETRIER
1 longer words begin with ETRIER.
Shorter words from the letters in ETRIER
Common questions about ETRIER
- Is ETRIER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ETRIER, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ETRIER worth?
- ETRIER is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ETRIER mean?
- A short portable ladder made of rope or webbing, used by climbers to gain a foothold on steep rock or ice.
- What letters can be added to ETRIER?
- ETRIER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ETRIER:
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