ENKEPHALINE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. ENKEPHALINE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ENKEPHALINE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENKEPHALINE is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENKEPHALINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
enkephalinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENKEPHALINE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ENKEPHALINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENKEPHALINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ENKEPHALINE
- ENKEPHALINE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ENKEPHALINE
1 longer words begin with ENKEPHALINE.
Shorter words from the letters in ENKEPHALINE
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Common questions about ENKEPHALINE
- Is ENKEPHALINE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ENKEPHALINE is not in it.
- How many points is ENKEPHALINE worth?
- ENKEPHALINE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ENKEPHALINE?
- ENKEPHALINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ENKEPHALINE:
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