ENGROSS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ENGROSS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENGROSS?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENGROSS is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENGROSS
No single letter turns ENGROSS into another word.
How ENGROSS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ENGROSS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does ENGROSS mean in Scrabble?
verb
To take up all of a person attention or interest completely.
A gripping book can engross a reader so thoroughly that dinner goes cold. In law the word has a separate sense of writing out a document in its final, formal copy.
How ENGROSS is used
Engross is usually followed by a person as object, or used in the form engrossed in.
- A good story can engross children for hours.
- The puzzle will engross him until midnight.
- Clerks would engross the deed on parchment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENGROSS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENGROSS
9 longer words begin with ENGROSS.
Shorter words from the letters in ENGROSS
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Common questions about ENGROSS
- Is ENGROSS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENGROSS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENGROSS worth?
- ENGROSS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENGROSS mean?
- To take up all of a person attention or interest completely.
- What letters can be added to ENGROSS?
- No single letter can be added to ENGROSS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ENGROSS:
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