ENGRAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ENGRAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENGRAIN?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENGRAIN is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENGRAIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
engrainsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENGRAIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ENGRAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 60,995.
What stands out about ENGRAIN
- The same 7 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
What does ENGRAIN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To fix a habit, belief or quality firmly and deeply in someone or something.
Engrain is a spelling variant of ingrain, and people mostly meet its past participle in the phrase deeply engrained. The older sense concerned dyeing cloth so that the colour became part of the fibre.
How ENGRAIN is used
People engrain habits and beliefs, usually in the passive: it was engrained in him.
- Years of training helped to engrain good habits.
- Parents try to engrain honesty in their children.
- It takes time to engrain a new routine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENGRAIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ENGRAIN
The 7 tiles of ENGRAIN in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with ENGRAIN
8 longer words begin with ENGRAIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ENGRAIN
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Common questions about ENGRAIN
- Is ENGRAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENGRAIN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENGRAIN worth?
- ENGRAIN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENGRAIN mean?
- To fix a habit, belief or quality firmly and deeply in someone or something.
- What letters can be added to ENGRAIN?
- ENGRAIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ENGRAIN:
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