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Encountered

e 1n 1c 3o 1u 1n 1t 1e 1r 1e 1d 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Very common · past tense of encounter

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does encountered mean?

verb

  1. come together

    “I'll probably see you at the meeting”

    Synonymsmeetrun intorun acrosscome acrosssee

  2. come upon, as if by accident; meet with

    “We find this idea in Plato”

    Synonymsfindhappenchancebump

  3. be beset by

    “The project ran into numerous financial difficulties”

    Synonymsrun into

  4. experience as a reaction

    “My proposal met with much opposition”

    Synonymsmeetreceive

  5. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

    “Princeton plays Yale this weekend”

    Synonymsmeetplaytake on

Definitions shown for encounter, the base form of encountered.

Is ENCOUNTERED a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ENCOUNTERED worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
e 1n 1c 3o 1u 1n 1t 1e 1r 1e 1d 2

Words With Friends

18 pts
e 1n 2c 4o 1u 2n 2t 1e 1r 1e 1d 2

Wordfeud

16 pts
e 1n 1c 4o 1u 2n 1t 1e 1r 1e 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
e 1n 1c 3o 1u 2n 1t 1e 1r 1e 1d 2

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ENCOUNTERED

Hooks for ENCOUNTERED

Add one letter to the front or back of ENCOUNTERED to make another word.

Front hooks

rencountered

Back hooks

None

Words that end like ENCOUNTERED

Common words that share the ending -ERED, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

considereddiscoveredregisteredremembereddeliveredrecoveredinterferedcarpentereddismemberedembroideredoutnumberedsandpaperedsurrenderedupholsteredwallpaperedbewildereddeciphereddisorderedembitteredencumberedendangeredengenderedministeredpersevered
All words ending in -ERED

Encountered: quick answers

Is ENCOUNTERED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ENCOUNTERED is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ENCOUNTERED worth?
ENCOUNTERED scores 14 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does encountered mean?
encountered is the past tense of encounter, which means “come together”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ENCOUNTERED?
You can make 496 shorter words from ENCOUNTERED, such as CONTENDER, COUNTERED, DENOUNCER, RECOUNTED. See the full list.