ENACTION is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ENACTION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENACTION?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENACTION is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENACTION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
enactionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENACTION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ENACTION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENACTION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ENACTION mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The passing of a bill into law, or the acting out of something.
Enaction refers to the point when a proposal gains legal force, or more broadly to carrying out or performing something. It is less common than enactment, which usually takes its place in everyday news writing.
How ENACTION is used
Used in formal legal or philosophical writing for making law or acting something out.
- The enaction of the clean air bill took two years.
- Her study looks at the enaction of a role in ritual drama.
- Delays postponed the enaction of the new tax.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENACTION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENACTION
1 longer words begin with ENACTION.
Shorter words from the letters in ENACTION
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Common questions about ENACTION
- Is ENACTION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENACTION, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENACTION worth?
- ENACTION is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENACTION mean?
- The passing of a bill into law, or the acting out of something.
- What letters can be added to ENACTION?
- ENACTION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ENACTION:
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