ENCHAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ENCHAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENCHAIN?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCHAIN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCHAIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
enchainsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCHAIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ENCHAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 274,478.
What does ENCHAIN mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To bind someone with chains, or to hold something fast so that it cannot move.
Enchain is a literary word that works both literally for a prisoner and figuratively for attention or the mind. Poets use it to suggest a force that will not let go.
How ENCHAIN is used
Literary and somewhat old-fashioned.
- The guards would enchain the prisoner before the journey.
- The story could enchain the reader from the first page.
- Fear seemed to enchain him to the spot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENCHAIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENCHAIN
5 longer words begin with ENCHAIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCHAIN
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Common questions about ENCHAIN
- Is ENCHAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCHAIN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCHAIN worth?
- ENCHAIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENCHAIN mean?
- To bind someone with chains, or to hold something fast so that it cannot move.
- What letters can be added to ENCHAIN?
- ENCHAIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ENCHAIN:
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