ENQUEUE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. ENQUEUE 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 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ENQUEUE?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 64 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENQUEUE is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENQUEUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENQUEUE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ENQUEUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,021 thousand.
What stands out about ENQUEUE
- ENQUEUE runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- ENQUEUE 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 ENQUEUE
3 longer words begin with ENQUEUE.
Shorter words from the letters in ENQUEUE
Common questions about ENQUEUE
- Is ENQUEUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENQUEUE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENQUEUE worth?
- ENQUEUE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ENQUEUE?
- ENQUEUE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ENQUEUE:
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