EMPOWERMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. EMPOWERMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMPOWERMENT?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPOWERMENT is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPOWERMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
empowermentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMPOWERMENT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in EMPOWERMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMPOWERMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EMPOWERMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The process of gaining more control over one's own life, or the granting of authority to someone.
Empowerment is a favourite word in education, development work and the workplace, where it means giving people the skills and confidence to decide for themselves. It also has a narrower legal sense of formally authorising someone to act.
How EMPOWERMENT is used
Common in social policy, business and self-help language.
- The programme focuses on the empowerment of young women.
- Employee empowerment means managers share decisions with staff.
- Legal empowerment lets a guardian act on the child's behalf.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMPOWERMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMPOWERMENT
1 longer words begin with EMPOWERMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPOWERMENT
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Common questions about EMPOWERMENT
- Is EMPOWERMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMPOWERMENT, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMPOWERMENT worth?
- EMPOWERMENT is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMPOWERMENT mean?
- The process of gaining more control over one's own life, or the granting of authority to someone.
- What letters can be added to EMPOWERMENT?
- EMPOWERMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EMPOWERMENT:
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