ENCEPHALINS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. ENCEPHALINS 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 accept it.
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Depends on the listENCEPHALINS · 11 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ENCEPHALINS?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.64
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.18%
Our own measure of how useful ENCEPHALINS is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCEPHALINS
No single letter turns ENCEPHALINS into another word.
How ENCEPHALINS scores
Scrabble e1n1c3e1p3h4a1l1i1n1s1 18
Words with Friends e1n2c4e1p4h3a1l2i1n2s1 22
Face value of the 11 tiles in ENCEPHALINS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCEPHALINS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCEPHALINS
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Common questions about ENCEPHALINS
- Is ENCEPHALINS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCEPHALINS, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCEPHALINS worth?
- ENCEPHALINS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ENCEPHALINS?
- No single letter can be added to ENCEPHALINS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ENCEPHALINS:
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