ENGLISH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ENGLISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENGLISH?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENGLISH is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENGLISH
No single letter turns ENGLISH into another word.
How ENGLISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ENGLISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does ENGLISH mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
In billiards and similar games, spin put on a ball by striking it off-centre.
In lower case, english is the cue sports term for sidespin, which changes how a ball rebounds from a cushion. The language and nationality take a capital letter. Players say they put english on the cue ball.
How ENGLISH is used
North American cue-sport term, normally written without a capital.
- He put english on the cue ball to curve the shot.
- A little english helped the ball reach the corner.
- Too much english can ruin an easy shot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENGLISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ENGLISH
The 7 tiles of ENGLISH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ENGLISH
3 longer words begin with ENGLISH.
Shorter words from the letters in ENGLISH
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Common questions about ENGLISH
- Is ENGLISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENGLISH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENGLISH worth?
- ENGLISH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENGLISH mean?
- In billiards and similar games, spin put on a ball by striking it off-centre.
- What letters can be added to ENGLISH?
- No single letter can be added to ENGLISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ENGLISH:
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