EMBROILMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. EMBROILMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMBROILMENT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMBROILMENT is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBROILMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
embroilmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMBROILMENT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in EMBROILMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMBROILMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EMBROILMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The condition of being drawn into a quarrel, conflict or messy situation.
Embroilment suggests getting tangled up, often against his or her wishes, in a dispute that is hard to leave. Political writers use embroilment for countries or leaders pulled into another country's fight.
How EMBROILMENT is used
Embroilment typically takes in or with before the matter involved.
- The minister regretted his embroilment in the scandal.
- Embroilment in the civil war drained the nation's treasury.
- She avoided any embroilment with her neighbour's dispute.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMBROILMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMBROILMENT
1 longer words begin with EMBROILMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBROILMENT
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Common questions about EMBROILMENT
- Is EMBROILMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMBROILMENT, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMBROILMENT worth?
- EMBROILMENT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMBROILMENT mean?
- The condition of being drawn into a quarrel, conflict or messy situation.
- What letters can be added to EMBROILMENT?
- EMBROILMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EMBROILMENT:
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