Is ENGLISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENGLISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENGLISH mean?
- adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people
“English history”
- noun
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
- noun
the people of England
- noun
the discipline that studies the English language and literature
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 7
E (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 11 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 ENGLISH
ENGLISH 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.
Anagrams of ENGLISH
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ENGLISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shingle11
- hinges10
- neighs10
- sleigh10
- hinge9
- neigh9
- nighs9
- heils8
- shiel8
- shine8
- ghis8
- nigh8
- sigh8
- ingles7
- single7
- elhi7
- heil7
- hens7
- hies7
- hins7
- hisn7
- shen7
- shin7
- sinh7
- ghi7
- glens6
- ingle6
- lings6
- segni6
- sengi6
- singe6
- sling6
- hen6
- hes6
- hie6
- hin6
- his6
- she6
- lenis5
- liens5
- lines5
- egis5
- engs5
- gels5
- gens5
- gien5
- gies5
- gins5
- glen5
- legs5
- ling5
- negs5
- sign5
- sing5
- eh5
- he5
- hi5
- sh5
- isle4
- leis4
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