EYAS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. EYAS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EYAS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EYAS is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EYAS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
eyassChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EYAS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in EYAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about EYAS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 EYAS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A young hawk that has not yet left the nest.
Falconers prize an eyas because it can be trained from a very early age. Breeders monitor each eyas closely until its feathers develop enough for flight.
How EYAS is used
Used mainly in falconry to describe a young hawk taken from the nest.
- The falconer carefully lifted the eyas from its nest.
- An eyas requires constant feeding until it can hunt alone.
- The young eyas flapped its wings for the first time.
- Breeders band each eyas to track its growth.
- The eyas grew stronger every week under careful care.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EYAS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EYAS
The 4 tiles of EYAS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with EYAS
3 longer words begin with EYAS.
Words ending in EYAS
2 words end in EYAS. Useful as a back hook: play EYAS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in EYAS
Common questions about EYAS
- Is EYAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EYAS, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EYAS worth?
- EYAS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EYAS mean?
- A young hawk that has not yet left the nest.
- What letters can be added to EYAS?
- EYAS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of EYAS:
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