Is ENCRUSTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENCRUSTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENCRUSTED mean?
- adjective
having a hardened crust as a covering
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 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 ENCRUSTED
ENCRUSTED 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 ENCRUSTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- censured11
- centred10
- credent10
- crested10
- crudest10
- crusted10
- decerns10
- descent10
- eructed10
- recused10
- reduces10
- rescued10
- scented10
- secured10
- seducer10
- dentures9
- sederunt9
- underset9
- unrested9
- censure9
- centers9
- centres9
- encrust9
- tenrecs9
- ceders9
- censed9
- creeds9
- crudes9
- cursed9
- decent9
- decern9
- deuces9
- dunces9
- educes9
- educts9
- reduce9
- screed9
- secund9
- seduce9
- truced9
- denture8
- detunes8
- endures8
- ensured8
- retuned8
- sterned8
- tenders8
- tenured8
- undrest8
- censer8
- center8
- centre8
- cereus8
- certes8
- ceruse8
- cruets8
- cruset8
- curets8
- erects8
- eructs8
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