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Is egg a Scrabble word?

Yes, egg is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 5 points in Scrabble.

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Definition

noun (English)

1. (countable, zoology)Examples: "The Eſtrich (whoſe fethers are fayrer thẽ yᵉ wynges of the ſparow hauke) whẽ he hath layd his egges vpon the grounde, he bredeth them in the duſt, and forgetteth them: ſo that they might be troden with feete, or broken with ſomme wilde beaſt."; "[T]hinke him as a Serpents egge, / VVhich hatch'd, vvould as his kinde grovv mischieuous; / And kill him in the ſhell."; "An egg properly is that, out of a part vvhereof a living creature is produced, and the reſidue is meat for it, improperly that is an egg out of the vvhole vvhereof, a living creature is bred, as the eggs of Spiders, Ants, Flies."countableuncountable

2. (countable, zoology)Examples: "We made a big omelette with three eggs for breakfast."; "I should determine the minimal amount of egg required to make good mayonnaise."; "The farmer offered me some fresh eggs, but I told him I was allergic to egg."Synonyms: ey, huevo, oeufcountablespecifically

3. (countable, zoology)broadlycountable

4. (countable, zoology)Examples: "In the Fall into the division of labor, [Claude] Lévi-Strauss sees the great hunters trading women to create the exogamous bonds of one hunting band with another. The egg is, but the sperm does. The tiny sperm may be furious in its activity, but its highway to the egg is paved by the alkaline trail set down by the Great Mother."; "Although they serve the same function across the plant, animal and fungal kingdoms, sperm and eggs vary wildly in their structure and biochemistry, even among closely related species. […] Many genes that determine sperm and egg structure and biochemistry are rapidly evolving, constantly changing the chemical environment necessary for the sperm to bind to the egg."Synonyms: ovumalsocountableuncountable

5. (countable) A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg (sense 1.1).Examples: "His ſtomacke vvas queaſie (for comming there Coacht) / The jogging had caus’d ſome crudities riſe; / To help it he call’d for a Puritan poacht, / That uſed to turne up the egg’s of his eyes."; "There vvas taken a great Glaſs-bubble, vvith a long neck; (ſuch as Chymiſts are vvont to call a Philoſophical Egg) vvhich being fill'd vvith common VVater till the Liquor reach'd about a ſpan above the bubble, and a piece of Paper being there paſted on, vvas put unſtop'd into the Receiver, […]"countable

6. (countable) A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg (sense 1.1).Synonyms: goose eggcountableuncountable

verb (English)

1. (transitive)Examples: "The angry demonstrators egged the riot police."; "The students were caught egging the principal’s car as a prank."; "Like I said before in that chapter, after that ultimate egging, Gay-D didn't mention anything about eggs again, but he meekly ask for us to stop egging Xander's door so that he wouldn't get blamed."transitive

2. (transitive)Examples: "After I cut the tubing, I found that I had slightly egged it in the vise."transitive

3. (transitive)Examples: ""Jemima, Jemima!—ve'll ha'e the viting biled instead of fried." "Ca'n't, marm," replied Jemima, "they be all hegged and crumbed, with their tails in their mouths.""; "Then mask another large piece with currant jelly, cover it as before, and after egging the edges, roll them over some coarse sugar, and put them immediately in the oven. Join the remaining pieces in the same manner, two and two, and after egging the edges as before, roll them alternately on pistachios and coarse sugar."transitive

4. (intransitive)intransitive

5. (intransitive)Examples: "I was out with my girlfriend in Birmingham, when some colorful local told us not to egg."Englanddialectalintransitivevulgar

verb (English)

1. (transitive, obsolete except in egg on) To encourage, incite, or urge (someone).Examples: "[Y]it haue vvee one thing in our ſelues and of our ſelues, (euen originall ſinne, concupiſcence or luſt) vvhich neuer ceaſeth too egge vs and allure vs from God, and too ſtaine vs vvith all kinde of vnclennes: […]"; "Hope like a ſpurre pricketh forvvard, feare like a bridle reſtraineth, hope eggeth onvvard vnto vertue, feare pulleth backe from vice, hope incites vs to obſerue the lavv, feare makes vs feare to trãſgreſſe the lavve."; "Thus time paſſing on, within a yeere following, which was in the yeere of our Lord 1261. the king [Henry III of England] ſeeing himſelfe more and more to grow in debt, and not to bee relieued according to promiſe made, but eſpecially being egged (as may be thought) by his brethren taking it to ſtomach, ſent vp to the pope, both for him and his ſonne Edward to bee releaſed of their oth made before at Oxford."Synonyms: edge, provoke, tempttransitive

name (English)

1. (automotive, informal) A Koenigsegg car.informal

2. (with the, Dragon Age fandom slang, humorous) The character Solas from the Dragon Age franchise (referring to his baldness).Examples: "Heh, i don't think she was that cunning to begin with, but romancing the Egg has rubbed off on her ;D."; "I'm a big fan of the Egg because he's so complex and intriguing."; "Either BioWare got a new voice actor for The Egg (derogatory) or Dragon Age: Dreadwolf will feature another villain to contest against — and knowing Dragon Age like I do, it’s likely the latter."humorous

This word may be considered offensive or sensitive in some contexts.

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

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Scrabble
5 points
E1
G2
G2
Words With Friends
7 points
E1
G3
G3

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