ENCEINTE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ENCEINTE 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 ENCEINTE?
| 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 ENCEINTE 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 ENCEINTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
enceintesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCEINTE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ENCEINTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCEINTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ENCEINTE
- ENCEINTE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ENCEINTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The main enclosing wall or line of defence around a fortress or fortified town.
An enceinte is the main circuit of fortifications, distinct from outlying works. The French word also serves as an old-fashioned, polite term for pregnant, though that sense is now rare in English.
How ENCEINTE is used
Used in military history for a fortress wall and, rarely and archaically, to mean pregnant.
- The enceinte of the medieval city still stands in places.
- Cannon fire breached the enceinte on the north side.
- A moat circled the whole enceinte.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENCEINTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENCEINTE
1 longer words begin with ENCEINTE.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCEINTE
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Common questions about ENCEINTE
- Is ENCEINTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCEINTE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCEINTE worth?
- ENCEINTE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENCEINTE mean?
- The main enclosing wall or line of defence around a fortress or fortified town.
- What letters can be added to ENCEINTE?
- ENCEINTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ENCEINTE:
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