ENCALMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. ENCALMS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ENCALMS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCALMS is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCALMS
No single letter turns ENCALMS into another word.
How ENCALMS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ENCALMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does ENCALMS mean in Scrabble?
ENCALMS is the present-tense form of ENCALM used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCALMS
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Common questions about ENCALMS
- Is ENCALMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ENCALMS is not in it.
- How many points is ENCALMS worth?
- ENCALMS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ENCALMS?
- No single letter can be added to ENCALMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ENCALMS:
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