ENCAENIA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ENCAENIA 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 ENCAENIA?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCAENIA is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCAENIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
encaeniasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCAENIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ENCAENIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCAENIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ENCAENIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
The yearly ceremony at one ancient English university honouring its founders and benefactors, when honorary degrees are awarded.
Encaenia comes from a Greek word for a festival of dedication. There it is held in summer, with a procession through the city, and it is the occasion for honorary degrees.
How ENCAENIA is used
Used in connection with one old English university for its annual commemoration ceremony.
- Honorary degrees are conferred at Encaenia in late June.
- The procession for encaenia wound past the Sheldonian Theatre.
- Tickets for the encaenia lecture are limited.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENCAENIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENCAENIA
1 longer words begin with ENCAENIA.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCAENIA
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Common questions about ENCAENIA
- Is ENCAENIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCAENIA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCAENIA worth?
- ENCAENIA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENCAENIA mean?
- The yearly ceremony at one ancient English university honouring its founders and benefactors, when honorary degrees are awarded.
- What letters can be added to ENCAENIA?
- ENCAENIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ENCAENIA:
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