EYOT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. EYOT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept EYOT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EYOT is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EYOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
eyotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EYOT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in EYOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What does EYOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A small island found in a river or lake.
Many English rivers contain a low eyot that floods during periods of heavy rain. Local place names sometimes preserve the word eyot to mark these small river islands.
How EYOT is used
Chiefly found in British place names along rivers such as the Thames.
- The rowers steered around a narrow eyot in the river.
- A willow tree grew alone on the small eyot.
- Local maps still label the ancient eyot near the bridge.
- Swans nested on the quiet eyot each spring.
- The flood covered the eyot completely by morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EYOT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EYOT
The 4 tiles of EYOT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with EYOT
1 longer words begin with EYOT.
Words with EYOT inside
8 words contain EYOT in the middle. Words that start with EYOT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EYOT
Common questions about EYOT
- Is EYOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EYOT, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EYOT worth?
- EYOT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EYOT mean?
- A small island found in a river or lake.
- What letters can be added to EYOT?
- EYOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of EYOT:
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