ENSILAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ENSILAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENSILAGE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENSILAGE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENSILAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENSILAGE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ENSILAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENSILAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ENSILAGE
- ENSILAGE 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 ENSILAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The method of preserving green fodder by packing it tightly in a silo or pit, or the fodder kept this way.
Farmers rely on ensilage to feed cattle through winter when fresh grass is scarce. The crop ferments without air, so it stays palatable for months. The product itself is usually called silage.
How ENSILAGE is used
Used in farming for both the process and the stored feed.
- Ensilage of maize gave the herd food through the winter.
- The barn smelled sharply of ensilage after the autumn harvest.
- Ensilage requires the crop to be sealed from the air.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENSILAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ENSILAGE
The 8 tiles of ENSILAGE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ENSILAGE
3 longer words begin with ENSILAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in ENSILAGE
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Common questions about ENSILAGE
- Is ENSILAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENSILAGE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENSILAGE worth?
- ENSILAGE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENSILAGE mean?
- The method of preserving green fodder by packing it tightly in a silo or pit, or the fodder kept this way.
- What letters can be added to ENSILAGE?
- ENSILAGE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ENSILAGE:
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