ENCOURAGES is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ENCOURAGES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENCOURAGES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCOURAGES is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCOURAGES
No single letter turns ENCOURAGES into another word.
How ENCOURAGES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ENCOURAGES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCOURAGES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ENCOURAGES mean in Scrabble?
ENCOURAGES is the present-tense form of ENCOURAGE used with he, she and it.
ENCOURAGE(verb) — To give someone support, confidence or hope, or to make something more likely to happen.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCOURAGES
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Common questions about ENCOURAGES
- Is ENCOURAGES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCOURAGES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCOURAGES worth?
- ENCOURAGES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ENCOURAGES?
- No single letter can be added to ENCOURAGES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ENCOURAGES:
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