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/iːl/
nounverb

Is EEL a Scrabble word?

Yes. EEL is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning Any freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. Any freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.

  2. A European eel (Anguilla anguilla).

  3. Various other animals that resemble true eels, chiefly in shape:

  4. Someone or something that is sneaky and/or hard to catch.

    “That Dennis is a right eel, he always seems to slip away from the scene at the right time.”

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To fish for eels.

  2. To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: eel via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English el (“eel”), from Old English ǣl (“eel”), from Proto-West Germanic *āl (“eel”), from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz (“eel”), which is of unknown origin.

EEL at a glance

EEL has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (E 1 + E 1 + L 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #21,014 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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