EVANGEL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. EVANGEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EVANGEL?
| 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 EVANGEL is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EVANGEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EVANGEL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EVANGEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 187,144.
What does EVANGEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
formalliterary
Good news, especially the Christian gospel, or one of the four Gospels of the New Testament.
Evangel is an older, more solemn cousin of the plain word gospel and is met mainly in church language and in poetry. It keeps the Greek sense of an announcement of glad tidings.
How EVANGEL is used
Used in religious or literary writing, rarely in ordinary conversation.
- The missionary carried the evangel to remote villages.
- Each evangel in the New Testament tells the story from a different viewpoint.
- The old hymn celebrates the evangel of peace.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EVANGEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EVANGEL
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Shorter words from the letters in EVANGEL
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Common questions about EVANGEL
- Is EVANGEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EVANGEL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EVANGEL worth?
- EVANGEL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EVANGEL mean?
- Good news, especially the Christian gospel, or one of the four Gospels of the New Testament.
- What letters can be added to EVANGEL?
- EVANGEL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EVANGEL:
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