EYELID is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. EYELID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EYELID?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EYELID is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EYELID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
eyelidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EYELID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EYELID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 62,713.
What does EYELID mean in Scrabble?
noun
One of the two movable folds of skin above and below the eye that close over it.
Blinking sweeps tears across the surface of the eyeball and keeps it moist and free of dust. The upper eyelid is larger and more mobile than the lower one, and both carry a fringe of lashes. Writers often use the word in small physical descriptions, such as heavy eyelids that signal tiredness.
How EYELID is used
Used in everyday speech, in medicine and in descriptive writing; usually in the singular or plural without a hyphen.
- Her eyelid twitched whenever she was tired.
- The doctor gently lifted his eyelid to check the pupil.
- Sleep pressed down on each eyelid like a small weight.
- He did not move a single eyelid while the verdict was read.
- A stye had swollen her upper eyelid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EYELID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EYELID
1 longer words begin with EYELID.
Shorter words from the letters in EYELID
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Common questions about EYELID
- Is EYELID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EYELID, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EYELID worth?
- EYELID is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EYELID mean?
- One of the two movable folds of skin above and below the eye that close over it.
- What letters can be added to EYELID?
- EYELID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EYELID:
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