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Is ENCOUNTER a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list ENCOUNTER is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
11159

What does ENCOUNTER mean?

  1. verbcome together
  2. verbcome upon, as if by accident; meet with
  3. nouna minor short-term fight

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for ENCOUNTER

Add a letter to make a new word: RENCOUNTER, ENCOUNTERS.

Words inside ENCOUNTER

See all 168 words you can make from ENCOUNTER

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up ENCOUNTER in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is ENCOUNTER a Scrabble word?

ENCOUNTER is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is ENCOUNTER worth?

ENCOUNTER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does ENCOUNTER mean?

Come together.