ENFLAME is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ENFLAME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENFLAME?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENFLAME is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENFLAME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENFLAME scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ENFLAME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What stands out about ENFLAME
- ENFLAME begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ENFLAME mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To arouse strong passion or anger in someone, or to set something burning.
The word enflame is an older spelling of the form now usually written with in-, and it appears mostly in poetry and formal prose. It suggests feelings catching fire, so it pairs naturally with words such as passion, rage or desire.
How ENFLAME is used
Rare today; found in literary writing where feelings are compared to fire.
- The speech was meant to enflame the crowd.
- Nothing could enflame his courage like that insult.
- Poets say love can enflame the heart.
- Do not enflame the quarrel any further.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENFLAME and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENFLAME
2 longer words begin with ENFLAME.
Shorter words from the letters in ENFLAME
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Common questions about ENFLAME
- Is ENFLAME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENFLAME, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENFLAME worth?
- ENFLAME is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENFLAME mean?
- To arouse strong passion or anger in someone, or to set something burning.
- What letters can be added to ENFLAME?
- ENFLAME takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ENFLAME:
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