ENSIGN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ENSIGN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENSIGN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENSIGN is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENSIGN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ensignsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENSIGN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ENSIGN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,320.
What does ENSIGN mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A flag flown by a ship or military unit to show its nationality, or the lowest-ranking commissioned officer in a navy.
An ensign began as a general term for any badge or standard carried into battle, but it settled into two closely related modern senses. On a ship, the ensign is the flag flown at the stern to identify the vessel's nationality, while in naval ranks, an ensign is the most junior commissioned officer, just below a lieutenant. The military sense also survives historically as the title once given to the officer who carried a regiment's flag.
How ENSIGN is used
Used both for the flag flown by ships and, in naval ranks such as the United States Navy, for the most junior commissioned officer.
- The ship raised its ensign as it entered the foreign harbour.
- A young ensign reported for his first assignment aboard the destroyer.
- Sailors could identify the vessel's home country by its ensign alone.
- He was promoted from midshipman to ensign after graduation.
- The old regiment's ensign carried the flag into every battle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENSIGN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENSIGN
7 longer words begin with ENSIGN.
Shorter words from the letters in ENSIGN
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Common questions about ENSIGN
- Is ENSIGN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENSIGN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENSIGN worth?
- ENSIGN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENSIGN mean?
- A flag flown by a ship or military unit to show its nationality, or the lowest-ranking commissioned officer in a navy.
- What letters can be added to ENSIGN?
- ENSIGN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ENSIGN:
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