ENCOLOURS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. ENCOLOURS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ENCOLOURS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCOLOURS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCOLOURS
No single letter turns ENCOLOURS into another word.
How ENCOLOURS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ENCOLOURS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCOLOURS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ENCOLOURS mean in Scrabble?
ENCOLOURS is the present-tense form of ENCOLOUR used with he, she and it.
Anagrams of ENCOLOURS
The 9 tiles of ENCOLOURS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCOLOURS
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Common questions about ENCOLOURS
- Is ENCOLOURS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ENCOLOURS is not in it.
- How many points is ENCOLOURS worth?
- ENCOLOURS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ENCOLOURS?
- No single letter can be added to ENCOLOURS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ENCOLOURS:
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