ENCRUSTATION is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ENCRUSTATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENCRUSTATION?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCRUSTATION is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCRUSTATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
encrustationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCRUSTATION scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ENCRUSTATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCRUSTATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ENCRUSTATION
- ENCRUSTATION 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
What does ENCRUSTATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hard outer layer or crust that forms over a surface.
Salt left on a ship's hull, minerals in a kettle and jewels set into a casket can all form an encrustation. The word covers both natural build-up and deliberate decorative overlay.
How ENCRUSTATION is used
Encrustation is used in science, archaeology and descriptions of ornament, and incrustation is a less common variant.
- A thick encrustation of salt covered the old anchor.
- The encrustation of gold and pearls made the crown heavy to lift.
- Divers removed the encrustation from the wreck with small tools.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENCRUSTATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ENCRUSTATION
The 12 tiles of ENCRUSTATION in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ENCRUSTATION
1 longer words begin with ENCRUSTATION.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCRUSTATION
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Common questions about ENCRUSTATION
- Is ENCRUSTATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCRUSTATION, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCRUSTATION worth?
- ENCRUSTATION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENCRUSTATION mean?
- A hard outer layer or crust that forms over a surface.
- What letters can be added to ENCRUSTATION?
- ENCRUSTATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ENCRUSTATION:
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