ENCHIRIDION is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ENCHIRIDION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENCHIRIDION?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCHIRIDION is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCHIRIDION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
enchiridionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCHIRIDION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ENCHIRIDION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCHIRIDION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ENCHIRIDION mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A small book that serves as a handy manual or guide to a subject.
An enchiridion is meant to be carried in the hand, so it is short and practical. The best-known enchiridion is the handbook of Stoic advice compiled from the teaching of Epictetus.
How ENCHIRIDION is used
Enchiridion is a learned word used in titles and in writing about old handbooks.
- The monk kept an enchiridion of prayers in his sleeve.
- This enchiridion summarises the whole course in forty pages.
- She cited the Stoic enchiridion in her essay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENCHIRIDION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENCHIRIDION
1 longer words begin with ENCHIRIDION.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCHIRIDION
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Common questions about ENCHIRIDION
- Is ENCHIRIDION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCHIRIDION, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCHIRIDION worth?
- ENCHIRIDION is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENCHIRIDION mean?
- A small book that serves as a handy manual or guide to a subject.
- What letters can be added to ENCHIRIDION?
- ENCHIRIDION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ENCHIRIDION:
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