ENCREASE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. ENCREASE 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ENCREASE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCREASE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCREASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCREASE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ENCREASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCREASE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ENCREASE
- ENCREASE 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 ENCREASE
2 longer words begin with ENCREASE.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCREASE
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Common questions about ENCREASE
- Is ENCREASE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ENCREASE is not in it.
- How many points is ENCREASE worth?
- ENCREASE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ENCREASE?
- ENCREASE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ENCREASE:
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