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/ˈeɪtə/
noun

Is ETA a Scrabble word?

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

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.

Noun 3 meanings

  1. The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.

  2. A kind of electrically neutral meson having zero spin and isospin.

  3. A social outcast in Japan who is subjected to menial work, making up a class or caste of such people.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta).

ETA at a glance

ETA has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (E 1 + T 1 + A 1) and 3 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #17,489 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -ETA

More endings

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

  • BETA6
  • META6
  • THETA8
  • ZETA13
  • FETA7
  • TAFFETA13
  • SETA4
  • WETA7
  • GETA5
  • EXCRETA16
  • PIETA7
  • ATHLETA10

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