Is ENTRENCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENTRENCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENTRENCHES mean?
Entrenches is a form of ENTRENCH.
- verb
fix firmly or securely
- verb
impinge or infringe upon
“This impinges on my rights as an individual”
- verb
occupy a trench or secured area
“The troops dug in for the night”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 ENTRENCHES
ENTRENCHES 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 ENTRENCHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- entrench13
- trenches13
- etchers12
- retches12
- tenches12
- sentencer11
- cheers11
- cheese11
- cherts11
- creesh11
- etcher11
- etches11
- stench11
- thence11
- trench11
- centners10
- sentence10
- ethenes10
- sheeter10
- cheer10
- chert10
- chest10
- eches10
- hence10
- retch10
- techs10
- tench10
- centers9
- centner9
- centres9
- secrete9
- tenrecs9
- ethene9
- ethers9
- nether9
- seethe9
- theres9
- threes9
- eche9
- echt9
- etch9
- tech9
- censer8
- center8
- centre8
- certes8
- creese8
- erects8
- recent8
- resect8
- screen8
- secern8
- secret8
- tenrec8
- terces8
- ether8
- hents8
- heres8
- herns8
- sheen8
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