ENCOURAGINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. ENCOURAGINGS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ENCOURAGINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCOURAGINGS is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCOURAGINGS
No single letter turns ENCOURAGINGS into another word.
How ENCOURAGINGS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ENCOURAGINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCOURAGINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ENCOURAGINGS
- ENCOURAGINGS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ENCOURAGINGS
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Common questions about ENCOURAGINGS
- Is ENCOURAGINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ENCOURAGINGS is not in it.
- How many points is ENCOURAGINGS worth?
- ENCOURAGINGS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ENCOURAGINGS?
- No single letter can be added to ENCOURAGINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ENCOURAGINGS:
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