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Is ENCOURAGE a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list ENCOURAGE 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
12169

What does ENCOURAGE mean?

  1. verbcontribute to the progress or growth of
  2. verbinspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
  3. verbspur on

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for ENCOURAGE

Add a letter to make a new word: ENCOURAGED, ENCOURAGER, ENCOURAGES.

Words inside ENCOURAGE

See all 204 words you can make from ENCOURAGE

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

FAQ

Is ENCOURAGE a Scrabble word?

ENCOURAGE 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 ENCOURAGE worth?

ENCOURAGE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does ENCOURAGE mean?

Contribute to the progress or growth of.