ENSUE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ENSUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENSUE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENSUE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENSUE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENSUE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ENSUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,883.
What stands out about ENSUE
- ENSUE 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 ENSUE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To happen afterward as a direct result of an earlier event or situation.
To ensue is to follow on from what came immediately before, usually introducing a consequence such as confusion, silence or conflict that grows naturally out of an earlier event. Writers reach for ensue in formal or narrative prose to link a cause to its outcome without a heavier phrase like as a result of this. The word most often turns up in a fixed pattern, chaos ensued or a debate ensued, describing an outcome rather than naming who or what caused it. Because ensue rarely takes a direct object, one thing simply ensues rather than a person ensuing something else.
How ENSUE is used
Somewhat formal, common in news reporting, narrative writing and academic prose to describe the natural consequence of an earlier event.
- A heated argument was sure to ensue once the news broke.
- A tense silence seemed to ensue after the announcement.
- Chaos can ensue when a fire alarm sounds during an exam.
- A long negotiation began to ensue between the two companies.
- Confusion tends to ensue whenever the schedule changes at the last minute.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENSUE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ENSUE
The 5 tiles of ENSUE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ENSUE
2 longer words begin with ENSUE.
Shorter words from the letters in ENSUE
Common questions about ENSUE
- Is ENSUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENSUE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENSUE worth?
- ENSUE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENSUE mean?
- To happen afterward as a direct result of an earlier event or situation.
- What letters can be added to ENSUE?
- ENSUE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ENSUE:
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