ENKINDLE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ENKINDLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENKINDLE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENKINDLE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENKINDLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENKINDLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ENKINDLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENKINDLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ENKINDLE
- ENKINDLE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ENKINDLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To set something on fire, or to arouse a feeling or interest.
Poets prefer enkindle to the plain kindle when they want a grander tone. A spark may enkindle dry wood, and a speech may enkindle hope or anger in a crowd.
How ENKINDLE is used
Used in literary and poetic writing, both literally and figuratively.
- A single spark can enkindle the dry grass.
- His speech helped enkindle hope in the town.
- She tried to enkindle a love of books in her pupils.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENKINDLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ENKINDLE
The 8 tiles of ENKINDLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ENKINDLE
4 longer words begin with ENKINDLE.
Shorter words from the letters in ENKINDLE
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Common questions about ENKINDLE
- Is ENKINDLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENKINDLE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENKINDLE worth?
- ENKINDLE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENKINDLE mean?
- To set something on fire, or to arouse a feeling or interest.
- What letters can be added to ENKINDLE?
- ENKINDLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ENKINDLE:
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