ENCEPHALON is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ENCEPHALON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
e1n1c3e1p3h4a1l1o1n1
PlayableENCEPHALON · 10 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept ENCEPHALON?
| 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: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.7
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.3%
Our own measure of how useful ENCEPHALON is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCEPHALON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
encephalonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCEPHALON scores
Scrabble e1n1c3e1p3h4a1l1o1n1 17
Words with Friends e1n2c4e1p4h3a1l2o1n2 21
Face value of the 10 tiles in ENCEPHALON, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCEPHALON has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ENCEPHALON
1 longer words begin with ENCEPHALON.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCEPHALON
pancheon15 penoncel12 cheapen14 epochal14 panoche14 penoche14 planche14 chalone12 channel12 chelone12 echelon12 enhance12 noplace11 penance11 alencon9 enplane9 chapel13 cheapo13 epocha13 pechan13 phocae13 planch13 pleach13 plench13 achene11 chelae11 elench11 holpen11 lochan11 nochel11 peahen11 phenol11 phonal11 pencel10 enhalo9 alpeen8 ancone8 cannel8 elance8 enlace8
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Common questions about ENCEPHALON
- Is ENCEPHALON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCEPHALON, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCEPHALON worth?
- ENCEPHALON is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ENCEPHALON?
- ENCEPHALON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ENCEPHALON:
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