ENCRUSTMENT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. ENCRUSTMENT 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ENCRUSTMENT?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCRUSTMENT is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCRUSTMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
encrustmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCRUSTMENT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ENCRUSTMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCRUSTMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ENCRUSTMENT
1 longer words begin with ENCRUSTMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCRUSTMENT
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Common questions about ENCRUSTMENT
- Is ENCRUSTMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ENCRUSTMENT is not in it.
- How many points is ENCRUSTMENT worth?
- ENCRUSTMENT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ENCRUSTMENT?
- ENCRUSTMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ENCRUSTMENT:
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