ENCREASES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. ENCREASES 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ENCREASES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCREASES is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCREASES
No single letter turns ENCREASES into another word.
How ENCREASES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ENCREASES, 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 | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCREASES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ENCREASES mean in Scrabble?
ENCREASES is the present-tense form of ENCREASE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCREASES
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Common questions about ENCREASES
- Is ENCREASES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ENCREASES is not in it.
- How many points is ENCREASES worth?
- ENCREASES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ENCREASES?
- No single letter can be added to ENCREASES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ENCREASES:
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