ENCEPHALIN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. ENCEPHALIN 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ENCEPHALIN?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCEPHALIN is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCEPHALIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCEPHALIN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ENCEPHALIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCEPHALIN has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ENCEPHALIN
3 longer words begin with ENCEPHALIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCEPHALIN
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Common questions about ENCEPHALIN
- Is ENCEPHALIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCEPHALIN, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCEPHALIN worth?
- ENCEPHALIN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ENCEPHALIN?
- ENCEPHALIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ENCEPHALIN:
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