ENCIRCLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ENCIRCLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENCIRCLE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCIRCLE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCIRCLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCIRCLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ENCIRCLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCIRCLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ENCIRCLE
- ENCIRCLE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ENCIRCLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To form a ring around something, surrounding it completely.
You can encircle a thing physically, as a fence does a garden, or militarily, as an army does a city. It can also mean to wrap around gently, as arms around a shoulder.
How ENCIRCLE is used
Takes a direct object and suits both literal and figurative surrounding.
- A stone wall seemed to encircle the old town.
- Troops moved to encircle the enemy camp.
- She let her arms encircle the child.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENCIRCLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ENCIRCLE
The 8 tiles of ENCIRCLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ENCIRCLE
4 longer words begin with ENCIRCLE.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCIRCLE
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Common questions about ENCIRCLE
- Is ENCIRCLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCIRCLE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCIRCLE worth?
- ENCIRCLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENCIRCLE mean?
- To form a ring around something, surrounding it completely.
- What letters can be added to ENCIRCLE?
- ENCIRCLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ENCIRCLE:
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