ENIGMA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ENIGMA 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 ENIGMA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENIGMA is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENIGMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
enigmasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENIGMA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ENIGMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 34,066.
What does ENIGMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person, thing or situation that is puzzling and hard to explain.
The word enigma came into English from Latin and, before that, from a Greek word for a riddle or a dark saying. It can describe a real puzzle with a hidden answer, but more often it is applied to someone whose motives stay out of reach or to an event that nobody can account for. The famous German cipher machine of the Second World War carried the name for the same reason: its messages looked like nonsense to outsiders.
How ENIGMA is used
Common in general writing; often found in the phrases "an enigma wrapped in a mystery" and "a living enigma".
- The quiet new neighbour remained an enigma to the whole street.
- Why the ship vanished is still an enigma.
- Her smile was an enigma that the critics argued over for years.
- To the young detective, the locked room was a delightful enigma.
- The career of the poet is something of an enigma even to his friends.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENIGMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ENIGMA
The 6 tiles of ENIGMA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ENIGMA
16 longer words begin with ENIGMA.
Shorter words from the letters in ENIGMA
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Common questions about ENIGMA
- Is ENIGMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENIGMA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENIGMA worth?
- ENIGMA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENIGMA mean?
- A person, thing or situation that is puzzling and hard to explain.
- What letters can be added to ENIGMA?
- ENIGMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ENIGMA:
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