ENCASE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ENCASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENCASE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCASE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCASE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCASE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ENCASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,809.
What stands out about ENCASE
- ENCASE begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ENCASE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To enclose something completely, as if putting it inside a case or covering.
Encase describes wrapping or surrounding an object so fully that little or nothing of it remains visible, whether the covering is a literal case, a layer of material, or something more abstract like ice or silence. It shares its meaning and its history with incase, an older spelling that has mostly fallen out of use, and modern writing settles on encase for both senses. The word works equally well for a phone encased in a rubber cover and for a knight encased in armor.
How ENCASE is used
Common in both concrete contexts, such as packaging or armor, and figurative ones, such as being encased in silence.
- The workers began to encase the old pipe in a protective sleeve.
- Thick ice began to encase the branches after the storm.
- The squire helped encase the knight in plate armor before the tournament.
- Foam was used to encase the fragile instrument for shipping.
- Years of routine seemed to encase her days in a familiar pattern.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENCASE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ENCASE
The 6 tiles of ENCASE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ENCASE
4 longer words begin with ENCASE.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCASE
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Common questions about ENCASE
- Is ENCASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCASE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCASE worth?
- ENCASE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENCASE mean?
- To enclose something completely, as if putting it inside a case or covering.
- What letters can be added to ENCASE?
- ENCASE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ENCASE:
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