ENCLAVE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ENCLAVE 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 ENCLAVE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCLAVE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCLAVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCLAVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ENCLAVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What stands out about ENCLAVE
- ENCLAVE 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 ENCLAVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A territory or community enclosed within a larger area that differs from it in character, culture or ownership.
The point of an enclave is its isolation by surroundings: a small unit sits inside a bigger one and keeps its own identity. The word works for land on a map, but also for a neighbourhood or social group.
How ENCLAVE is used
Used in geography, politics and sociology for a small area or group surrounded by something different, and in Scrabble as a valid seven-letter play.
- The small enclave lies entirely inside the neighbouring country.
- An artists' enclave grew up around the old mill.
- They lived in a quiet enclave of the big city.
- The valley was an enclave of tradition in a modernising region.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENCLAVE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ENCLAVE
The 7 tiles of ENCLAVE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ENCLAVE
2 longer words begin with ENCLAVE.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCLAVE
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Common questions about ENCLAVE
- Is ENCLAVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCLAVE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCLAVE worth?
- ENCLAVE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENCLAVE mean?
- A territory or community enclosed within a larger area that differs from it in character, culture or ownership.
- What letters can be added to ENCLAVE?
- ENCLAVE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ENCLAVE:
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