ENACTMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ENACTMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENACTMENT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENACTMENT is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENACTMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
enactmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENACTMENT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ENACTMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENACTMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ENACTMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of making a bill into law, or the law that results; also the acting out of a scene or event.
Lawmakers speak of the enactment of a statute when it clears its last stage and becomes binding. Historians and theatre groups use the same word for staging a past event again in costume. The legal sense is the more common.
How ENACTMENT is used
Used in politics and law, and in descriptions of historical reconstructions.
- The enactment of the new tax law was delayed by a long debate.
- Students watched an enactment of the signing of the treaty.
- Critics warned that the enactment would burden small businesses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENACTMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENACTMENT
1 longer words begin with ENACTMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ENACTMENT
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Common questions about ENACTMENT
- Is ENACTMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENACTMENT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENACTMENT worth?
- ENACTMENT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENACTMENT mean?
- The act of making a bill into law, or the law that results; also the acting out of a scene or event.
- What letters can be added to ENACTMENT?
- ENACTMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ENACTMENT:
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