EVENSONG is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EVENSONG 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 EVENSONG?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EVENSONG is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EVENSONG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
evensongsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EVENSONG scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EVENSONG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EVENSONG has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EVENSONG mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A church service of evening prayers, psalms and canticles, especially in the Anglican tradition.
Evensong is sung rather than simply read, which is why cathedral choirs are so closely tied to it. The word is also used in a looser, older sense for the end of the day itself.
How EVENSONG is used
Mostly used of Church of England worship; in poetry it can mean the evening hour.
- The cathedral choir sang evensong at five o'clock every weekday.
- We arrived late and slipped into the back pew for evensong.
- Visitors are welcome to attend evensong, though the seats fill early.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EVENSONG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EVENSONG
1 longer words begin with EVENSONG.
Shorter words from the letters in EVENSONG
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Common questions about EVENSONG
- Is EVENSONG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EVENSONG, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EVENSONG worth?
- EVENSONG is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EVENSONG mean?
- A church service of evening prayers, psalms and canticles, especially in the Anglican tradition.
- What letters can be added to EVENSONG?
- EVENSONG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EVENSONG:
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