Is ENCOURAGES a word?
ENCOURAGES is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends, has 10 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, ENCOURAGES is a valid word.
What does encourages mean?
ENCOURAGES is an inflected form of encourage.
verb: contribute to the progress or growth of.
“I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
ENCOURAGES: word details
- Pronunciation: ehn-KUR-ih-jihz (approx., 4 syllables)
- Length: 10 letters, a long word. It is one of 35,784 10-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 17 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside encourages
Words you can make from the letters of encourages.
Solve a whole rack, not just ENCOURAGES
ENCOURAGES is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does ENCOURAGES mean?
ENCOURAGES is an inflected form of encourage and is a verb. It means: contribute to the progress or growth of.
Is ENCOURAGES a valid word?
Yes, ENCOURAGES is a valid word. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.