ENCASEMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ENCASEMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENCASEMENT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCASEMENT is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCASEMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
encasementsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCASEMENT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ENCASEMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCASEMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ENCASEMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A covering or shell that closes something in, or the act of enclosing it.
An encasement may be a plaster cast on a limb or a concrete jacket around a pipe. The word stresses the protective or confining layer rather than the object inside.
How ENCASEMENT is used
Used for both the action and the resulting casing.
- The encasement of the cable protects it from water.
- A steel encasement surrounded the old vault door.
- Concrete encasement of the pipes took three days.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENCASEMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENCASEMENT
1 longer words begin with ENCASEMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCASEMENT
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Common questions about ENCASEMENT
- Is ENCASEMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCASEMENT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCASEMENT worth?
- ENCASEMENT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENCASEMENT mean?
- A covering or shell that closes something in, or the act of enclosing it.
- What letters can be added to ENCASEMENT?
- ENCASEMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ENCASEMENT:
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