EMPANEL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. EMPANEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMPANEL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPANEL is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPANEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
empanelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMPANEL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EMPANEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does EMPANEL mean in Scrabble?
verb
legal
To enrol someone on a list of jurors, or to select a jury from that list.
Empanel belongs to the courtroom. The clerk empanels a jury before a trial begins, and in some places the word also means to choose members of any panel. It is spelled both empanel and impanel.
How EMPANEL is used
Legal verb for forming a jury.
- The judge asked the clerk to empanel a jury.
- It took two days to empanel twelve jurors.
- They will empanel experts to review the case.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMPANEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EMPANEL
The 7 tiles of EMPANEL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with EMPANEL
7 longer words begin with EMPANEL.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPANEL
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Common questions about EMPANEL
- Is EMPANEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMPANEL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMPANEL worth?
- EMPANEL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMPANEL mean?
- To enrol someone on a list of jurors, or to select a jury from that list.
- What letters can be added to EMPANEL?
- EMPANEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EMPANEL:
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