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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. ECHO is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (4 letters, 9 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
a reply that repeats what has just been said
reverberation, sound reflection, replication, repeat, resound, ring, reverberate, recall
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
ECHO scores 9 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: C×1, E×1, H×1, O×1
ECHO has no other anagrams in this dictionary.
ECHO is a 4-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 4, starts with E, ends with O, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "ECHO — a reply that repeats what has just been said" (9 Scrabble points).
ECHO is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is ECHO a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
ECHO (noun): an imitation or repetition; "the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life". Additional senses: a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.; "his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau"; "Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man"; the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps"; a reflected television or radio or radar beam.
In standard Scrabble scoring, ECHO totals 9 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. ECHO relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
ECHO is 4 letters long, begins with E, ends with O, and sorts to the alphagram CEHO. No other entry in this dictionary rearranges into the same letter set, so ECHO is unique within its alphagram family. Letter makeup: 2 vowels, 2 consonants.
Among 17 tracked 4-letter entries, ECHO ranks by raw score (9 points). Similar-length words in the same dictionary include ZIZZ, JAZZ, FIZZ, FUZZ; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, ECHO carries 2 vowels and 2 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on E or O are common study angles; browse words starting with E and words ending with O to rehearse parallel sets.
ECHO is a 4-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 4, starts with E, ends with O, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 4-letter entries like ECHO frequently cross shorter words; knowing that ECHO contains C, E, H, O helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as e??o to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside ECHO include CH, EC, HO — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: E, C, H, O. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble echo directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 9 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat ECHO as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "ECHO — a reply that repeats what has just been said" (9 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.