ENTAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ENTAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENTAIL?
| 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 ENTAIL is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENTAIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENTAIL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ENTAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,517.
What stands out about ENTAIL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ENTAIL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To involve something as a necessary or unavoidable part of a plan, decision, or situation.
A task, a decision, or a job is said to entail certain consequences when those consequences come with it automatically, whether anyone wants them or not: a promotion might entail longer hours, and a promise might entail real sacrifice. In law, entail also names an older practice of settling landed property on a fixed line of heirs so that no single owner could sell it away from the family. That legal sense gave English the phrase entailed estate, still met in historical writing and inheritance disputes. The everyday meaning grew out of the legal one but now applies far more broadly, to almost any unavoidable side effect of a choice.
How ENTAIL is used
Common in everyday writing about consequences and requirements, and also a specific legal term for restricting inheritance of property.
- Taking the new job would entail moving to another city.
- The renovation will entail closing the shop for several weeks.
- Under the old law, the estate was entailed on the eldest son.
- Learning the instrument well will entail years of daily practice.
- Such a large loan can entail real financial risk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENTAIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ENTAIL
The 6 tiles of ENTAIL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ENTAIL
7 longer words begin with ENTAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in ENTAIL
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Common questions about ENTAIL
- Is ENTAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENTAIL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENTAIL worth?
- ENTAIL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENTAIL mean?
- To involve something as a necessary or unavoidable part of a plan, decision, or situation.
- What letters can be added to ENTAIL?
- ENTAIL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ENTAIL:
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