Is ENCEPHALA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENCEPHALA is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENCEPHALA mean?
Encephala is a form of ENCEPHALON.
- noun
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 9
E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + P (3) + H (4) + A (1) + L (1) + A (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ENCEPHALA
ENCEPHALA has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ENCEPHALA
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acalephe15
- acaleph14
- cheapen14
- panache14
- planche14
- apache13
- chapel13
- pechan13
- planch13
- pleach13
- plench13
- chape12
- cheap12
- cheep12
- pacha12
- peach12
- capelan11
- achene11
- chelae11
- peahen11
- caph11
- chap11
- pech11
- canape10
- palace10
- pencel10
- aleph10
- alpha10
- chana10
- chela10
- hance10
- hence10
- lanch10
- leach10
- leech10
- apace9
- clepe9
- peace9
- pecan9
- pence9
- place9
- ache9
- each9
- eche9
- epha9
- heap9
- help9
- lech9
- anlace8
- apneal8
- enlace8
- paleae8
- cape8
- cepe8
- clap8
- paca8
- pace8
- hap8
- hep8
- pah8
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