ENVIRON is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ENVIRON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENVIRON?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENVIRON is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENVIRON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
environsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENVIRON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ENVIRON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 102,929.
What does ENVIRON mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To surround or enclose something on all sides.
This old verb is the root of the more familiar environment and environs. It is rare on its own now, and you will mostly meet it in the passive, as in a town environed by hills.
How ENVIRON is used
The word environ is formal and uncommon, usually seen in the passive form environed.
- High walls environ the courtyard.
- The castle was environed by a wide moat.
- Forests environ the valley on every side.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENVIRON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENVIRON
9 longer words begin with ENVIRON.
Shorter words from the letters in ENVIRON
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Common questions about ENVIRON
- Is ENVIRON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENVIRON, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENVIRON worth?
- ENVIRON is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENVIRON mean?
- To surround or enclose something on all sides.
- What letters can be added to ENVIRON?
- ENVIRON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ENVIRON:
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