Is ENSHRINING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENSHRINING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENSHRINING mean?
Enshrining is a form of ENSHRINE.
- verb
enclose in a shrine
“the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral”
- verb
hold sacred
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + H (4) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 ENSHRINING
ENSHRINING 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 ENSHRINING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- reshining13
- inhering12
- shinning12
- shrining12
- inshrine11
- heiring11
- hingers11
- shining11
- hinnies10
- shinier10
- hieing10
- hinger10
- hinges10
- hiring10
- neighs10
- nigher10
- sigher10
- resining9
- hinnie9
- reishi9
- shiner9
- shrine9
- girsh9
- hinge9
- neigh9
- nighs9
- ginners8
- ginnier8
- innings8
- insigne8
- reining8
- rinning8
- rinsing8
- seining8
- sinning8
- heirs8
- herns8
- hires8
- rishi8
- shier8
- shine8
- shire8
- ghis8
- nigh8
- sigh8
- ninnies7
- rennins7
- ensign7
- ginner7
- inning7
- reigns7
- renigs7
- resign7
- rising7
- sering7
- signer7
- singer7
- siring7
- heir7
- hens7
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