Is ENCIPHERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENCIPHERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENCIPHERING mean?
Enciphering is a form of ENCIPHER.
- verb
convert ordinary language into code
“We should encode the message for security reasons”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + P (3) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 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 ENCIPHERING
ENCIPHERING 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 ENCIPHERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ciphering17
- cheeping16
- chirping16
- perching16
- pinching16
- enriching15
- richening15
- encipher15
- peching15
- cheering14
- nephric14
- phrenic14
- pincher14
- creeping13
- epigenic13
- piercing13
- chining13
- inching13
- niching13
- ceriph13
- cipher13
- inhering12
- creping12
- epigeic12
- hircine12
- piecing12
- pricing12
- eching12
- grinch12
- cheep12
- chirp12
- perch12
- pinch12
- preening11
- repining11
- ripening11
- epeiric11
- heiring11
- rehinge11
- echini11
- enrich11
- incher11
- richen11
- ching11
- ginch11
- chip11
- pech11
- generic10
- peening10
- peering10
- peining10
- preeing10
- hieing10
- hinger10
- hiring10
- nigher10
- piecer10
- pierce10
- pincer10
- prince10
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