ENSCONCE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ENSCONCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENSCONCE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENSCONCE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENSCONCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENSCONCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ENSCONCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENSCONCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ENSCONCE
- ENSCONCE 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 ENSCONCE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To settle someone or oneself firmly in a safe and comfortable place.
To ensconce yourself in an armchair is to settle in so snugly that you are hard to move. The word began as a military term for sheltering behind a small fort, or sconce.
How ENSCONCE is used
Often used reflexively or in the passive, as in ensconced in a chair.
- She chose to ensconce herself in the library for the afternoon.
- They would ensconce the children in the back room during the storm.
- He found a corner in which to ensconce his tired body.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENSCONCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENSCONCE
2 longer words begin with ENSCONCE.
Shorter words from the letters in ENSCONCE
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Common questions about ENSCONCE
- Is ENSCONCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENSCONCE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENSCONCE worth?
- ENSCONCE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENSCONCE mean?
- To settle someone or oneself firmly in a safe and comfortable place.
- What letters can be added to ENSCONCE?
- ENSCONCE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ENSCONCE:
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