ENCAMPMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ENCAMPMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENCAMPMENT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCAMPMENT is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCAMPMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
encampmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCAMPMENT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ENCAMPMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCAMPMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ENCAMPMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A place where tents or huts have been set up as a temporary camp, especially for soldiers or travellers.
An encampment is larger and more organised than a single campsite and suggests a group that expects to move on. The word can also mean the act of setting up such a camp. It is common in military history and in news about protest camps.
How ENCAMPMENT is used
Applied to army camps, nomad settlements and temporary protest sites.
- The army's encampment stretched along the river for a mile.
- Smoke rose from the nomads' encampment at dawn.
- Police cleared the protest encampment before sunrise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENCAMPMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENCAMPMENT
1 longer words begin with ENCAMPMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCAMPMENT
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Common questions about ENCAMPMENT
- Is ENCAMPMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCAMPMENT, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCAMPMENT worth?
- ENCAMPMENT is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENCAMPMENT mean?
- A place where tents or huts have been set up as a temporary camp, especially for soldiers or travellers.
- What letters can be added to ENCAMPMENT?
- ENCAMPMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ENCAMPMENT:
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