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Is EH a valid word?

E1
H4

Yes. EH is a valid word.

EH is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.

EH is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.

Meaning

Used to express doubt or surprise.

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About EH

Canadians are famous for ending a sentence with eh, but people everywhere use it to ask for agreement or to say they didn't hear. EH is a good spot for the H, which is worth 4 points, and it pairs with HE when you read it backward. Add a front letter for FEH or HEH, and the H can then reach a letter bonus in two directions at once, which is how small words win big points.

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EH scores 5 points

Before any bonus squares: E 1 + H 4 = 5. On a double-word square that's 10, on a triple-word 15, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

E1
H4

Example: EH as the first play

EH through the ★: E 1 + H 4 = 5, and the ★ doubles the first word: 10 points. New tiles are outlined.

Later in the game, put the H on a 3L square and EH is worth 13 before any word bonus.

Hooks: one tile makes a new word

In front of EH (5):

Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.

Longer words from EH

Words that start with EH:

Change one tile

Swap any one letter of EH and these are still words:

  • AHused to express delight, relief or regret; to say ah
  • OHto exclaim in surprise, pain, or desire
  • SHused to urge silence
  • UHused to express hesitation
  • EDeducation
  • EFthe letter F
  • ELan elevated railroad or train
  • EMa typographic unit
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  • ENhalf of an em
  • ERused to express hesitation
  • ESthe letter S
  • ETate (a dialect past tense of eat)

Same letters, other words

These use exactly the letters of EH:

  • HEa male person
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more

EH + A

EH + D

EH + F

EH + H

EH + I

  • HIEmove hurridly

EH + M

  • HEMthe edge of a piece of cloth
  • MEH

EH + N

  • HENadult female chicken

EH + O

  • HOEa tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle

EH + P

  • HEPinformed about the latest trends
  • PEH

EH + R

Memory tip

EH is the questioning sound at the end of a sentence, eh? Reverse it for HE.

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