Is ENCOMPASSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENCOMPASSING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENCOMPASSING mean?
- adjective
broad in scope or content
“across-the-board pay increases”
- adjective
closely encircling
“encompassing mountain ranges”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
12
Letters
E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + O (1) + M (3) + P (3) + A (1) + S (1) + S (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 ENCOMPASSING
ENCOMPASSING 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 ENCOMPASSING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- compassing17
- campesinos16
- encamping16
- poignances15
- campesino15
- campiness15
- companies15
- encompass15
- campings15
- campongs15
- compings15
- scamping15
- poignance14
- campions14
- compases14
- escapism14
- misspace14
- pemicans14
- scampies14
- camping14
- campong14
- comping14
- sapogenins13
- caponises13
- cameoing13
- coamings13
- escaping13
- genomics13
- magnesic13
- menacing13
- mispages13
- spacings13
- spasming13
- campion13
- compass13
- encamps13
- pemican13
- pomaces13
- canoeings12
- manginess12
- nonimages12
- sapogenin12
- amnesics12
- canopies12
- caponise12
- cassiope12
- inscapes12
- monecian12
- mopiness12
- peonisms12
- pinnaces12
- apogeic12
- coaming12
- comings12
- copings12
- empings12
- genomic12
- magpies12
- mispage12
- pacings12
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