ENIGMATA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ENIGMATA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENIGMATA?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENIGMATA is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENIGMATA
No single letter turns ENIGMATA into another word.
How ENIGMATA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ENIGMATA, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENIGMATA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ENIGMATA mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Puzzling or baffling things, people or sayings whose meaning is hidden.
The form enigmata is the learned Greek-style plural, used where enigmas would feel too plain. Scholars and crossword setters meet it more than ordinary speakers do. It sits comfortably next to words such as riddles and mysteries.
How ENIGMATA is used
A literary plural that appears in scholarly or deliberately elevated writing about riddles and mysteries.
- The old manuscript was full of enigmata that no reader could solve.
- Her poems are enigmata wrapped in simple words.
- Among the enigmata of the ancient city was a door with no house behind it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENIGMATA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ENIGMATA
The 8 tiles of ENIGMATA in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ENIGMATA
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Common questions about ENIGMATA
- Is ENIGMATA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENIGMATA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENIGMATA worth?
- ENIGMATA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENIGMATA mean?
- Puzzling or baffling things, people or sayings whose meaning is hidden.
- What letters can be added to ENIGMATA?
- No single letter can be added to ENIGMATA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ENIGMATA:
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