Is ENCIRCLED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENCIRCLED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENCIRCLED mean?
- adjective
confined on all sides
“a camp surrounded by enemies”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + R (1) + C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 14 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 ENCIRCLED
ENCIRCLED 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 ENCIRCLED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- licenced13
- encircle12
- licencer12
- circled12
- decliner11
- reclined11
- eccrine11
- licence11
- recced11
- decline10
- circle10
- cleric10
- recline9
- ceiled9
- cinder9
- clerid9
- decern9
- decile9
- deicer9
- edenic9
- cerci9
- ceric9
- recce9
- redline8
- relined8
- ceiler8
- crenel8
- ceder8
- cered8
- cider8
- creed8
- cried8
- deice8
- dicer8
- riced8
- denier7
- lender7
- lieder7
- nereid7
- reined7
- relend7
- relied7
- cline7
- creel7
- incel7
- nicer7
- niece7
- relic7
- cede7
- cedi7
- cred7
- dice7
- iced7
- lierne6
- reline6
- diene6
- diner6
- edile6
- eider6
- elder6
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