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Ellipses

e 1l 1l 1i 1p 3s 1e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Common · plural of ellipse

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does ellipses mean?

noun

  1. a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it

    “the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant”

    Synonymsoval

Definitions shown for ellipse, the base form of ellipses.

Is ELLIPSES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ELLIPSES worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
e 1l 1l 1i 1p 3s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

13 pts
e 1l 2l 2i 1p 4s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
e 1l 1l 1i 1p 4s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
e 1l 2l 2i 1p 3s 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ELLIPSES

Anagrams 1

pileless

Words that end like ELLIPSES

Common words that share the ending -IPSES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

eclipses
All words ending in -IPSES

Ellipses: quick answers

Is ELLIPSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ELLIPSES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ELLIPSES worth?
ELLIPSES scores 10 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ellipses mean?
ellipses is the plural of ellipse, which means “a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it”.
What words can you make with the letters in ELLIPSES?
You can make 132 shorter words from ELLIPSES, such as ELLIPSE, LIPLESS, PELISSE, ESPIES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of ELLIPSES?
ELLIPSES rearranges into PILELESS.