/ɛld/

Is ELD a Scrabble word?

Yes. ELD is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

ELD is a 3-letter word worth 4 points in Scrabble.

Note

No definition we would stand behind is on file for ELD. It is listed in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English elde, from Old English ieldu, eldo, ieldo (“age, period of time; period; time of life, years; mature or old age, eld; an age of the world, era, epoch”), from Proto-West Germanic *aldī, from Proto-Germanic *alþį̄ (“eld, age”), from *aldaz (“grown up, mature, old”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (“to raise, feed”).

Similar and opposite words

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ELD at a glance

ELD has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (E 1 + L 1 + D 2) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #59,825 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -ELD

More endings

Same last three letters as ELD. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • FIELD9
  • HELD8
  • SHIELD10
  • YIELD9
  • BATTLEFIELD17
  • MIDFIELD15
  • UPHELD12
  • WINDSHIELD18
  • HANDHELD16
  • WITHHELD18
  • WELD8
  • AIRFIELD12

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