EVACUEE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EVACUEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EVACUEE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EVACUEE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EVACUEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
evacueesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EVACUEE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EVACUEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 505,289.
What stands out about EVACUEE
- EVACUEE runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- EVACUEE 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 EVACUEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who is moved out of a place of danger to somewhere safer.
Evacuees may be flood victims, war refugees or residents leaving ahead of a storm. The word is common in news and in history of wartime, when children were sent from cities to the countryside.
How EVACUEE is used
Common in news reports and wartime history.
- Every evacuee received a blanket and a meal.
- The school became a shelter for each evacuee.
- As a wartime evacuee, she lived with a farm family.
- Buses took the evacuee group to the safe zone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EVACUEE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EVACUEE
1 longer words begin with EVACUEE.
Shorter words from the letters in EVACUEE
Common questions about EVACUEE
- Is EVACUEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EVACUEE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EVACUEE worth?
- EVACUEE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EVACUEE mean?
- A person who is moved out of a place of danger to somewhere safer.
- What letters can be added to EVACUEE?
- EVACUEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EVACUEE:
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