Is ENCRUSTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENCRUSTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENCRUSTING mean?
Encrusting is a form of ENCRUST.
- verb
cover or coat with a crust
- verb
decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
- verb
form a crust or a hard layer
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 ENCRUSTING
ENCRUSTING 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 ENCRUSTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- censuring12
- centrings12
- centring11
- cresting11
- cringest11
- crusting11
- eructing11
- recusing11
- rescuing11
- scenting11
- securing11
- insurgent10
- unresting10
- censing10
- cringes10
- cursing10
- trucing10
- ensuring9
- retuning9
- tenuring9
- turnings9
- unstring9
- cistern9
- cretins9
- cunners9
- curites9
- encrust9
- icterus9
- incents9
- incrust9
- neustic9
- scunner9
- cering9
- cringe9
- cueing9
- curing9
- gestic9
- runniest8
- ensuing8
- enuring8
- ginners8
- gunites8
- gunners8
- gunnies8
- gunters8
- gurnets8
- gustier8
- gutsier8
- nesting8
- nursing8
- renting8
- resting8
- reusing8
- ringent8
- rusting8
- stinger8
- tensing8
- trueing8
- tunings8
- turning8
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