ENTWIST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ENTWIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENTWIST?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENTWIST is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENTWIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
entwistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENTWIST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ENTWIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 205,859.
What does ENTWIST mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To twist together or around something.
A rare relative of entwine, entwist stresses the twisting motion itself more than the final joined result. It turns up mostly in older verse and descriptive prose.
How ENTWIST is used
The word entwist is uncommon and almost always replaced by entwine today.
- The gardener will entwist the stems into a single rope.
- Roots entwist beneath the surface of the soil.
- She tried to entwist the ribbons around the pole.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENTWIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ENTWIST
The 7 tiles of ENTWIST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ENTWIST
3 longer words begin with ENTWIST.
Shorter words from the letters in ENTWIST
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Common questions about ENTWIST
- Is ENTWIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENTWIST, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENTWIST worth?
- ENTWIST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENTWIST mean?
- To twist together or around something.
- What letters can be added to ENTWIST?
- ENTWIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ENTWIST:
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