EYE
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Definition
Pronunciation: //aɪ//
noun
- (US) A burner on a kitchen stove.
- (informal) The dark brown centre of a black-eyed Susan flower.
- (architecture) The circle in the centre of a volute.
- (nautical, in the plural) The foremost part of a ship's bows; the hawseholes.
verb
- (transitive) To carefully or appraisingly observe (someone or something)."After eyeing the document for half an hour, she decided not to sign it."
- (intransitive, obsolete) To appear; to look."My becomings kill me, when they do not eye well to you."
- (transitive) To remove the reproductive buds from (potatoes)."Once the potatoes have been rumbled they require 'eyeing' with a turning knife or hand peeler."
- (transitive) To allow (fish eggs) to develop so that the black eye spots are visible."Eggs were collected from the Taylor Creek, Upper Truckee River, and Blackwood Creek traps and transported to this station to be eyed […]"
name
- (UK, colloquial, "the Eye") the comedic magazine Private Eye.
- (UK, "the Eye") The London Eye, a tourist attraction in London.
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 3 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 6 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 5 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'EYE'?
The word EYE is worth 6 points in Scrabble.
E1
Y4
E1
Total: 6 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'EYE'?
The word EYE is worth 5 points in Words With Friends.
E1
Y3
E1
Total: 5 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.