ENCOURAGEMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ENCOURAGEMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableENCOURAGEMENT · 13 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
24points in Words with Friends
13letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept ENCOURAGEMENT?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.38
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.77%
Our own measure of how useful ENCOURAGEMENT is to know. It scores 18 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCOURAGEMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
encouragementsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCOURAGEMENT scores
Scrabble e1n1c3o1u1r1a1g2e1m3e1n1t1 18
Words with Friends e1n2c4o1u2r1a1g3e1m4e1n2t1 24
Face value of the 13 tiles in ENCOURAGEMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCOURAGEMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ENCOURAGEMENT
1 longer words begin with ENCOURAGEMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCOURAGEMENT
connumerate15 counterman14 countermen14 engouement13 enragement13 geomancer14 centreman13 centremen13 contemner13 mucronate13 remanence13 agreement12 augmenter12 augmentor12 congruent12 egarement12 encourage12 energumen12 engoument12 magnetron12 ungermane12 connature11 encounter11 enumerate11 enurement11 nanometer11 nanometre11 nemertean11 nonmature11 entourage10 mergence13 mungcorn13 canoemen12 cementer12 cerement12 cumarone12 ectomere12 meconate12 recement12 agrement11
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Common questions about ENCOURAGEMENT
- Is ENCOURAGEMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCOURAGEMENT, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCOURAGEMENT worth?
- ENCOURAGEMENT is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ENCOURAGEMENT?
- ENCOURAGEMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of ENCOURAGEMENT:
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