ENJAMBMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. ENJAMBMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 30 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENJAMBMENT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENJAMBMENT is to know. It scores 23 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENJAMBMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
enjambmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENJAMBMENT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ENJAMBMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENJAMBMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ENJAMBMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
In poetry, the running on of a sentence or phrase past the end of a line without a pause.
Enjambment makes the reader move quickly onward because the sense is not complete at the line break. Poets use enjambment to create flow, surprise or a feeling of urgency, in contrast to lines that end with a firm stop.
How ENJAMBMENT is used
The noun enjambment is a literary term, common in poetry criticism and school study guides.
- The poem relies on enjambment to carry the thought from line to line.
- Students were asked to find an example of enjambment in the sonnet.
- Heavy enjambment gives the verse a conversational rhythm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENJAMBMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENJAMBMENT
1 longer words begin with ENJAMBMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ENJAMBMENT
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Common questions about ENJAMBMENT
- Is ENJAMBMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENJAMBMENT, where it scores 30 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENJAMBMENT worth?
- ENJAMBMENT is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENJAMBMENT mean?
- In poetry, the running on of a sentence or phrase past the end of a line without a pause.
- What letters can be added to ENJAMBMENT?
- ENJAMBMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ENJAMBMENT:
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