Is ENLISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENLISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENLISTS mean?
Enlists is a form of ENLIST.
- verb
join the military
- verb
hire for work or assistance
“engage aid, help, services, or support”
- verb
engage somebody to enter the army
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
7
Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
7
Letters
E (1) + N (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 7 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 ENLISTS
ENLISTS 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 ENLISTS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ENLISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- listens7
- silents7
- tinsels7
- elints6
- enlist6
- inlets6
- insets6
- intels6
- islets6
- istles6
- listen6
- silent6
- sliest6
- steins6
- stiles6
- tinsel6
- elint5
- inlet5
- inset5
- intel5
- isles5
- islet5
- istle5
- lenis5
- liens5
- lines5
- lints5
- lists5
- lites5
- neist5
- nests5
- nites5
- senti5
- sents5
- silts5
- sines5
- sites5
- slits5
- snits5
- stein5
- sties5
- stile5
- teins5
- tiles5
- tines5
- ests4
- isle4
- leis4
- lens4
- lent4
- less4
- lest4
- lets4
- lien4
- lies4
- line4
- lins4
- lint4
- list4
- lite4
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