What does ECLIPSE mean?

Pronunciation
/ɪˈklɪps/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
14
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. be greater in significance than“the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness”
  2. cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention“The Sun eclipses the moon today”

noun

  1. one celestial body obscures another

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

eclipsed13eclipses12eclipsing14

Anagrams of ECLIPSE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside ECLIPSE

88 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

pieces10clips9piece9 sleep7 slice7 spice9 clip8 else4epic8 isle4 lies4lips6pics8pile6 slip6 ice5 lee3 lie3 lip5 pee5 pic7 pie5 sec5 see3 el2 es2is2li2 pi4 si2

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Questions

Is ECLIPSE a valid word in word games?

ECLIPSE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is ECLIPSE worth?

ECLIPSE is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 14 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from ECLIPSE?

88 other words, including IS, SEE, ELSE and SLEEP.