ELEGANCE Refined grace and dignified propriety; tasteful richness without ostentation; scientific or mathematical simplicity and effectiveness. Worth {gameData[selectedGame as keyof typeof gameData].points} base points in word games.
Yes. ELEGANCE is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 11 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends and 13 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | E | L | E | G | A | N | C | E | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Words With Friends | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| Wordfeud | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
Elegance transcends mere beauty to achieve perfection through restraint. It's the art of maximum impact with minimum effort—Audrey Hepburn's little black dress, Einstein's E=mc², a Bach fugue's mathematical precision. True elegance strips away excess to reveal essential form. Whether in fashion, architecture, mathematics, or movement, elegance emerges when nothing can be added or removed without diminishing the whole. It's sophistication that whispers rather than shouts.
Throughout history, elegance marked cultural pinnacles. Ancient Greek columns balanced strength with grace; Japanese tea ceremonies elevated simplicity to art; Renaissance proportions sought divine harmony. Chanel liberated women through elegant simplicity; Bauhaus made functionalism beautiful; Apple products proved technology could be elegant. Each era redefines elegance, yet core principles endure: proportion, balance, restraint, quality. Elegance resists trends by embodying timelessness, achieving relevance through rejection of the superfluous.
In mathematics and science, elegance describes solutions of breathtaking simplicity. Euler's identity (e^(iπ) + 1 = 0) unites five fundamental constants elegantly. Darwin's natural selection explains life's diversity through elegant logic. The double helix structure of DNA exemplifies nature's elegant engineering. Physicists seek "elegant universes" where complex phenomena emerge from simple laws. This intellectual elegance—Occam's Razor in practice—suggests truth often wears elegant clothes.
ELEGANCE stems from Latin "elegantia," from "elegans" meaning "choice, fine, tasteful." The root "eligere" means "to select, choose out"—connecting elegance with discernment and careful selection. Entering English via French in the 15th century, it initially meant "tastefulness" in rhetoric and writing. The meaning expanded to include refinement in appearance, manner, and design. This etymology reveals elegance's essence: the result of thoughtful choices, selecting only what enhances while rejecting excess. The word itself embodies its meaning through euphonious sound.
Anagrams: no other word uses exactly the letters of ELEGANCE.
Hooks: no front hooks; back ELEGANCES.
Words inside ELEGANCE: 68 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: ENCAGEGLANCECLANGENLACEGLACECAGECLAGCLEANLANCEACNEAGENEAGLEE. See all words from ELEGANCE.