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Is eclipse a Scrabble word?

Yes, eclipse is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 11 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of eclipse?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (astronomy) An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.countableuncountable

2. (ornithology) A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.countableuncountable

verb (English)

1. (transitive) Of astronomical or atmospheric bodies, to cause an eclipse.Examples: "The Moon eclipsed the Sun."; "She turned to the casement on which the moon was shining; for the high wind had driven aside the clouds, whose huge dark masses threatened soon to eclipse the pale and dim circle of passing light."transitive

2. (transitive, figurative) To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.Examples: "For, till I see them here, by doubtful fear / My joy of liberty is half eclips'd."; "[H]is ſupercilious glances grevv humbled, yea, his dazeling ſplendor (eclipſt in the ſetting [i.e., death] of his Maſter) becomes quickly darkned: […]"; "I wish I could prevail on Ethel to come up to London, if it were but for the sake of eclipsing her rival. I will stand godmother to the town's admiration, and promise and vow three things in its name:—first, that she will forget her faithless swain in the multitude of new ones; secondly, that she will be universally ran after; and, thirdly, that she will be brilliantly married."Synonyms: upstagefigurativelytransitive

3. (Irish grammar) To undergo eclipsis.Irish

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "eclipse"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "eclipse"?

Scrabble
11 points
E1
C3
L1
I1
P3
S1
E1
Words With Friends
14 points
E1
C4
L2
I1
P4
S1
E1

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