Is ENTELECHIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENTELECHIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENTELECHIES mean?
Entelechies is a form of ENTELECHY.
- noun
(Aristotle) the state of something that is fully realized; actuality as opposed to potentiality
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 ENTELECHIES
ENTELECHIES 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 ENTELECHIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- scheelite14
- sithence13
- elenchi12
- ethnics12
- helices12
- leeches12
- letches12
- lichees12
- lichens12
- sthenic12
- techies12
- tenches12
- celestine11
- telecines11
- theelins11
- cheese11
- chiels11
- chiles11
- chines11
- chinse11
- chints11
- chisel11
- etches11
- ethics11
- ethnic11
- inches11
- itches11
- leches11
- lichee11
- lichen11
- liches11
- lichts11
- niches11
- seiche11
- snitch11
- stench11
- techie11
- thence11
- centiles10
- electees10
- licensee10
- selectee10
- telecine10
- ethenes10
- sheenie10
- sheitel10
- sheltie10
- theelin10
- theines10
- chest10
- chiel10
- chile10
- chine10
- chins10
- chits10
- eches10
- ethic10
- hence10
- leech10
- letch10
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