ENCRIMSON is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ENCRIMSON 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 ENCRIMSON?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCRIMSON is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCRIMSON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
encrimsonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCRIMSON scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ENCRIMSON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCRIMSON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ENCRIMSON mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To colour something a deep red, or to dye it crimson.
Encrimson turns up in poetry and rich description, where a sunset or a blush deepens to red. It sounds far grander than simply saying that something reddened. Today it is rare outside deliberately ornate writing.
How ENCRIMSON is used
Rare and poetic, found in descriptive and ornate prose.
- The setting sun seemed to encrimson the whole western sky.
- Shame began to encrimson his cheeks as the room fell silent.
- Autumn will encrimson the maples along the river.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENCRIMSON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ENCRIMSON
The 9 tiles of ENCRIMSON in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ENCRIMSON
3 longer words begin with ENCRIMSON.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCRIMSON
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Common questions about ENCRIMSON
- Is ENCRIMSON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCRIMSON, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCRIMSON worth?
- ENCRIMSON is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENCRIMSON mean?
- To colour something a deep red, or to dye it crimson.
- What letters can be added to ENCRIMSON?
- ENCRIMSON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ENCRIMSON:
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