ENSHEATHE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ENSHEATHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENSHEATHE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENSHEATHE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENSHEATHE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENSHEATHE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ENSHEATHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENSHEATHE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ENSHEATHE
- ENSHEATHE 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 ENSHEATHE mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To cover or enclose something snugly, as a sword is held within its scabbard.
To ensheathe is to wrap something so closely that the cover works like a sleeve. Poets and naturalists like the word for ice around a twig or a nerve wrapped in its protective layer.
How ENSHEATHE is used
Ensheathe is a literary verb, used with a direct object.
- After the demonstration he would ensheathe the blade again with care.
- Frost seemed to ensheathe every branch in glass.
- A fatty layer helps ensheathe the nerve fibre.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENSHEATHE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENSHEATHE
2 longer words begin with ENSHEATHE.
Shorter words from the letters in ENSHEATHE
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Common questions about ENSHEATHE
- Is ENSHEATHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENSHEATHE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENSHEATHE worth?
- ENSHEATHE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENSHEATHE mean?
- To cover or enclose something snugly, as a sword is held within its scabbard.
- What letters can be added to ENSHEATHE?
- ENSHEATHE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ENSHEATHE:
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