Is ENCOURAGEMENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENCOURAGEMENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENCOURAGEMENTS mean?
Encouragements is a form of ENCOURAGEMENT.
- noun
the expression of approval and support
- noun
the act of giving hope or support to someone
- noun
the feeling of being encouraged
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
14
Letters
E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + A (1) + G (2) + E (1) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 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 ENCOURAGEMENTS
ENCOURAGEMENTS 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 ENCOURAGEMENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- encouragement18
- geomancers15
- contemners14
- counterman14
- countermen14
- encasement14
- monstrance14
- remanences14
- securement14
- geomancer14
- mergences14
- agreements13
- augmenters13
- augmentors13
- encourages13
- energumens13
- magnetrons13
- mangosteen13
- castoreum13
- cementers13
- centerman13
- centermen13
- centreman13
- centremen13
- cerements13
- contemner13
- ectomeres13
- mucronate13
- outscream13
- recements13
- remanence13
- cragsmen13
- mergence13
- encounters12
- enumerates12
- mesenteron12
- nanometers12
- nanometres12
- nemerteans12
- agreement12
- argentums12
- arguments12
- augmenter12
- augmentor12
- congeners12
- congruent12
- crannoges12
- ectogenes12
- emergents12
- encourage12
- energumen12
- gasometer12
- geometers12
- grantsmen12
- magnetons12
- magnetron12
- meagerest12
- megastore12
- merengues12
- meterages12
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