Is ENCOURAGED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENCOURAGED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENCOURAGED mean?
- adjective
inspired with confidence
“felt bucked up by his success”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + A (1) + G (2) + 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 ENCOURAGED
ENCOURAGED 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 ENCOURAGED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- encourage12
- ungraced12
- coendure11
- congaed11
- congeed11
- cordage11
- decagon11
- encaged11
- uncaged11
- dungaree10
- renegado10
- unagreed10
- underage10
- acorned10
- acrogen10
- candour10
- courage10
- crunode10
- durance10
- encoder10
- encored10
- recaned10
- uncared10
- cadger10
- codger10
- graced10
- agender9
- aground9
- angered9
- coenure9
- derange9
- enraged9
- grandee9
- grenade9
- groaned9
- guerdon9
- undergo9
- acnode9
- candor9
- cangue9
- canoed9
- cardon9
- cedarn9
- congee9
- conger9
- corned9
- cougar9
- craned9
- dacron9
- dancer9
- deacon9
- decane9
- decare9
- decern9
- doucer9
- encage9
- encode9
- garcon9
- nacred9
- recode9
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