Is ENCLAVING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENCLAVING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENCLAVING mean?
Enclaving is a form of ENCLAVE.
- noun
an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + L (1) + A (1) + V (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 ENCLAVING
ENCLAVING 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 ENCLAVING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cleaving14
- calving13
- caving12
- cleaning11
- enlacing11
- leaving11
- vealing11
- angelic10
- anglice10
- galenic10
- lancing10
- glaive10
- laving10
- vagile10
- calve10
- cavie10
- cavil10
- clave10
- clavi10
- vinca10
- encinal9
- alevin9
- alvine9
- caning9
- glance9
- incage9
- lacing9
- valine9
- veinal9
- venial9
- vineal9
- ganev9
- gavel9
- given9
- vegan9
- cave9
- vice9
- aneling8
- eanling8
- leaning8
- canine8
- cannel8
- cannie8
- encina8
- inlace8
- acing8
- alive8
- anvil8
- clang8
- cling8
- genic8
- glace8
- levin8
- liven8
- naevi8
- naive8
- navel8
- nival8
- venal8
- venin8
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