1. Home
  2. Scrabble Dictionary. Word Meaning and Points

Elude in Scrabble and Meaning

Lookup Word Points and Definitions

What does elude mean? Is elude a Scrabble word?

How many points in Scrabble is elude worth? elude how many points in Words With Friends? What does elude mean? Get all these answers on this page.

Scrabble® and Words with Friends® points for elude

See how to calculate how many points for elude.

Is elude a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word elude is a Scrabble US word. The word elude is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

E1L1U1D2E1

Is elude a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word elude is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

E1L1U1D2E1

Is elude a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word elude is a Words With Friends word. The word elude is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

E1L2U2D2E1

Our tools

Valid words made from Elude

Jump to...

Results

5-letter words (1 found)

ELUDE,

4-letter words (7 found)

DELE,DUEL,DULE,LEDE,LEED,LEUD,LUDE,

3-letter words (10 found)

DEE,DEL,DUE,EEL,ELD,LED,LEE,LEU,LUD,ULE,

2-letter words (4 found)

DE,ED,EE,EL,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 23 words from elude according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of elude

elude leude eulde uelde luede ulede eldue ledue edlue delue ldeue dleue eudle uedle edule deule udele duele ludee uldee lduee dluee udlee dulee elued leued euled ueled lueed uleed eleud leeud eelud eelud leeud eleud eueld ueeld eeuld eeuld ueeld eueld lueed uleed leued elued ueled euled eldeu ledeu edleu deleu ldeeu dleeu eledu leedu eeldu eeldu leedu eledu edelu deelu eedlu eedlu deelu edelu ldeeu dleeu ledeu eldeu deleu edleu eudel uedel eduel deuel udeel dueel euedl ueedl eeudl eeudl ueedl euedl edeul deeul eedul eedul deeul edeul udeel dueel uedel eudel deuel eduel ludee uldee lduee dluee udlee dulee luede ulede leude elude uelde eulde ldeue dleue ledue eldue delue edlue udele duele uedle eudle deule edule

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word elude. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in elude.

Definitions and meaning of elude

elude

Etymology

From Latin ēlūdō (“evade, elude”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + lūdō (“play; trick”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, faded in Canada mid-20th c.) IPA(key): /ɪˈljuːd/
  • (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ɪˈlʉwd/
  • (MLE) IPA(key): /ɪˈlyːd/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /iˈluwd/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ɪˈluːd/
  • (Wales, Ottawa Valley) IPA(key): /ɪˈlɪu̯d/

Verb

elude (third-person singular simple present eludes, present participle eluding, simple past and past participle eluded)

  1. (transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
  2. (transitive) To shake off (a pursuer); to give someone the slip.
  3. (transitive) To escape being understandable to; to be incomprehensible to.
  4. (transitive) To escape someone's memory, to slip someone's mind.

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • Deuel

Estonian

Noun

elude

  1. genitive plural of elu

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈlu.de/
  • Rhymes: -ude
  • Hyphenation: e‧lù‧de

Verb

elude

  1. third-person singular present indicative of eludere

Anagrams

  • edule

Latin

Verb

ēlūde

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of ēlūdō

Portuguese

Verb

elude

  1. inflection of eludir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈlude/ [eˈlu.ð̞e]
  • Rhymes: -ude
  • Syllabification: e‧lu‧de

Verb

elude

  1. inflection of eludir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org