ENGORGE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ENGORGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENGORGE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENGORGE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENGORGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENGORGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ENGORGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What stands out about ENGORGE
- ENGORGE 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 ENGORGE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To fill something so full that it swells, especially with blood or fluid.
Ticks engorge themselves on blood until they balloon in size. The verb also describes eating greedily, gorging oneself at a feast.
How ENGORGE is used
Engorge is often used in the passive, as in engorged with blood or water.
- The tick will engorge itself before dropping off.
- Heavy rain began to engorge the river.
- The guests were free to engorge on the feast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENGORGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENGORGE
4 longer words begin with ENGORGE.
Shorter words from the letters in ENGORGE
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Common questions about ENGORGE
- Is ENGORGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENGORGE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENGORGE worth?
- ENGORGE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENGORGE mean?
- To fill something so full that it swells, especially with blood or fluid.
- What letters can be added to ENGORGE?
- ENGORGE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ENGORGE:
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