Is ENCEPHALITISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENCEPHALITISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENCEPHALITISES mean?
Encephalitises is a form of ENCEPHALITIS.
- noun
inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
14
Letters
E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + P (3) + H (4) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 ENCEPHALITISES
ENCEPHALITISES 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 ENCEPHALITISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- encephalitis19
- chiltepines18
- spinachiest18
- lecithinases17
- cathepsins17
- chiltepine17
- chiltepins17
- cinephiles17
- clipsheets17
- patchiness17
- peachiness17
- phenacites17
- antihelices16
- ethicalness16
- hesitancies16
- lecithinase16
- cashspiel16
- cathepsin16
- cephalins16
- cheapness16
- chiltepin16
- cinephile16
- clipsheet16
- epicanthi16
- pastiches16
- peachiest16
- petechiae16
- petechial16
- phenacite16
- phenetics16
- pistaches16
- planchets16
- spinaches16
- pestilences15
- plasticenes15
- plasticines15
- specialties15
- anthelices15
- enthalpies15
- epenthesis15
- hesitances15
- nephelites15
- scheelites15
- shapeliest15
- cephalin15
- chaplets15
- cheapens15
- cheapest15
- cheapies15
- chiplets15
- chipsets15
- haptenic15
- hepatics15
- pachisis15
- painches15
- pastiche15
- petechia15
- phenetic15
- pistache15
- planches15
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