EUCLIDEAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EUCLIDEAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EUCLIDEAN?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EUCLIDEAN is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EUCLIDEAN
No single letter turns EUCLIDEAN into another word.
How EUCLIDEAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EUCLIDEAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EUCLIDEAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EUCLIDEAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the geometry of Euclid, which describes ordinary flat space.
Euclidean geometry rests on a few postulates, such as the rule that parallel lines never meet. The word is used mostly to contrast flat space with curved or non-Euclidean kinds.
How EUCLIDEAN is used
Euclidean is used in mathematics, physics and computing, especially for straight-line distance.
- The Euclidean distance between the two points is five units.
- A triangle on a flat page follows Euclidean rules.
- Einstein showed that real space is not strictly Euclidean.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EUCLIDEAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EUCLIDEAN
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Common questions about EUCLIDEAN
- Is EUCLIDEAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EUCLIDEAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EUCLIDEAN worth?
- EUCLIDEAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EUCLIDEAN mean?
- Relating to the geometry of Euclid, which describes ordinary flat space.
- What letters can be added to EUCLIDEAN?
- No single letter can be added to EUCLIDEAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EUCLIDEAN:
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