ENES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points

It depends on the list you play by. ENES 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 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept ENES?

Word power: 54 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ENES is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 9 hooks, and its letters make up 8.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ENES

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How ENES scores

Face value of the 4 tiles in ENES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,476.

What stands out about ENES

• The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of ENES

The 4 tiles of ENES in a different order — 4 found.

Words ending in ENES

Showing 24 of 256 words that end in ENES. Useful as a back hook: play ENES onto a word already on the board.

Words with ENES inside

Showing 24 of 2029 words that contain ENES somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ENES are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in ENES

Common questions about ENES

Is ENES valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ENES is not in it.

How many points is ENES worth?

ENES is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ENES?

ENES takes 9 hooks: 9 in front and 0 at the end.