ENFLEURAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ENFLEURAGE 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 ENFLEURAGE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENFLEURAGE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENFLEURAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
enfleuragesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENFLEURAGE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ENFLEURAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENFLEURAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ENFLEURAGE
- ENFLEURAGE 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 ENFLEURAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A traditional method of capturing flower scent by laying petals on layers of odourless fat.
The fat slowly absorbs the fragrance, and the perfume is later washed out with alcohol. Enfleurage is slow and costly, so most makers now use solvents or steam.
How ENFLEURAGE is used
A French loanword from perfume-making.
- Enfleurage was once the standard way to capture jasmine scent.
- The museum demonstrated enfleurage with a tray of petals.
- A few artisans still practise enfleurage by hand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENFLEURAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENFLEURAGE
1 longer words begin with ENFLEURAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in ENFLEURAGE
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Common questions about ENFLEURAGE
- Is ENFLEURAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENFLEURAGE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENFLEURAGE worth?
- ENFLEURAGE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENFLEURAGE mean?
- A traditional method of capturing flower scent by laying petals on layers of odourless fat.
- What letters can be added to ENFLEURAGE?
- ENFLEURAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ENFLEURAGE:
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