ENCRUST is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ENCRUST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENCRUST?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCRUST is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCRUST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
encrustsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCRUST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ENCRUST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does ENCRUST mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cover something with a hard outer layer, or to decorate it thickly with jewels or similar ornaments.
Salt, ice or barnacles can encrust a surface slowly, while a jeweller does it on purpose. The spelling incrust is an older variant of the same verb.
How ENCRUST is used
Encrust is often used in the passive, followed by with or in.
- Salt began to encrust the old boat.
- The crown was encrusted with pearls.
- Frost would encrust the window by morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENCRUST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENCRUST
7 longer words begin with ENCRUST.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCRUST
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Common questions about ENCRUST
- Is ENCRUST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCRUST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCRUST worth?
- ENCRUST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENCRUST mean?
- To cover something with a hard outer layer, or to decorate it thickly with jewels or similar ornaments.
- What letters can be added to ENCRUST?
- ENCRUST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ENCRUST:
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