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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.

  1. 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

Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
n/a
Letters
14

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.

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