ENCEPHALOMA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. ENCEPHALOMA 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ENCEPHALOMA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCEPHALOMA is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCEPHALOMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
encephalomasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCEPHALOMA scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ENCEPHALOMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCEPHALOMA has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ENCEPHALOMA
2 longer words begin with ENCEPHALOMA.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCEPHALOMA
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Common questions about ENCEPHALOMA
- Is ENCEPHALOMA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ENCEPHALOMA is not in it.
- How many points is ENCEPHALOMA worth?
- ENCEPHALOMA is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ENCEPHALOMA?
- ENCEPHALOMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ENCEPHALOMA:
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