ENCOURAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ENCOURAGE 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 ENCOURAGE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCOURAGE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCOURAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCOURAGE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ENCOURAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCOURAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ENCOURAGE
- ENCOURAGE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ENCOURAGE
6 longer words begin with ENCOURAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCOURAGE
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Common questions about ENCOURAGE
- Is ENCOURAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCOURAGE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCOURAGE worth?
- ENCOURAGE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ENCOURAGE?
- ENCOURAGE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ENCOURAGE:
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