Is ENCLOSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENCLOSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENCLOSES mean?
Encloses is a form of ENCLOSE.
- verb
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
“Fog enveloped the house”
- verb
close in
“darkness enclosed him”
- verb
surround completely
“Darkness enclosed him”
- verb
place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
“Insert your ticket here”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + L (1) + O (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 ENCLOSES
ENCLOSES 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 ENCLOSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ecloses9
- enclose9
- censes8
- clones8
- closes8
- eclose8
- scenes8
- scones8
- socles8
- cense7
- clone7
- clons7
- close7
- coles7
- cones7
- coses7
- scene7
- scone7
- soces7
- socle7
- lenses6
- leones6
- lessen6
- lesson6
- cees6
- cels6
- cess6
- clon6
- cole6
- cols6
- cone6
- cons6
- coss6
- ecos6
- locs6
- once6
- secs6
- enols5
- esnes5
- lenes5
- lenos5
- lense5
- leone5
- loess5
- loses5
- noels5
- noses5
- seels5
- senes5
- sense5
- sloes5
- soles5
- sones5
- cee5
- cel5
- col5
- con5
- cos5
- eco5
- loc5
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