ENCEPHALINE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. ENCEPHALINE 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ENCEPHALINE?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCEPHALINE is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCEPHALINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
encephalinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCEPHALINE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ENCEPHALINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 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 ENCEPHALINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ENCEPHALINE
- ENCEPHALINE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ENCEPHALINE
1 longer words begin with ENCEPHALINE.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCEPHALINE
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Common questions about ENCEPHALINE
- Is ENCEPHALINE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ENCEPHALINE is not in it.
- How many points is ENCEPHALINE worth?
- ENCEPHALINE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ENCEPHALINE?
- ENCEPHALINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ENCEPHALINE:
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