ENCINAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ENCINAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENCINAL?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCINAL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCINAL
No single letter turns ENCINAL into another word.
How ENCINAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ENCINAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,239.
What does ENCINAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
North American
Relating to the evergreen oak known as the encina, or growing among such oaks.
Encinal comes from the Spanish name for the holm or live oak and survives in the American Southwest. As a noun the same word can name a grove of such trees.
How ENCINAL is used
Encinal is a regional, botanical word, found in place names and nature writing.
- They camped in an encinal valley near the coast.
- The encinal slopes stay green all summer.
- A path ran through the encinal woods.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENCINAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCINAL
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Common questions about ENCINAL
- Is ENCINAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCINAL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCINAL worth?
- ENCINAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENCINAL mean?
- Relating to the evergreen oak known as the encina, or growing among such oaks.
- What letters can be added to ENCINAL?
- No single letter can be added to ENCINAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ENCINAL:
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