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Encounters

e 1n 1c 3o 1u 1n 1t 1e 1r 1s 1

About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 10 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of encounter

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

What does encounters mean?

noun

  1. a minor short-term fight

    Synonymsbrushclashskirmish

  2. a casual or unexpected convergence

    “he still remembers their meeting in Paris”

    Synonymsmeeting

  3. a casual meeting with a person or thing

    Synonymscoming upon

  4. a hostile disagreement face-to-face

    Synonymsconfrontationshowdown

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 encounters.

Is ENCOUNTERS 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 ENCOUNTERS worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
e 1n 1c 3o 1u 1n 1t 1e 1r 1s 1

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

14 pts
e 1n 1c 4o 1u 2n 1t 1e 1r 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
e 1n 1c 3o 1u 2n 1t 1e 1r 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in ENCOUNTERS

Hooks for ENCOUNTERS

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

Front hooks

rencounters

Back hooks

None

Words that end like ENCOUNTERS

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

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All words ending in -OUNTERS

Encounters: quick answers

Is ENCOUNTERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ENCOUNTERS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ENCOUNTERS worth?
ENCOUNTERS scores 12 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does encounters mean?
encounters is the plural and third-person singular form of encounter, which means “a minor short-term fight”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ENCOUNTERS?
You can make 649 shorter words from ENCOUNTERS, such as CONSENTER, CRETONNES, ENCOUNTER, NOCTURNES. See the full list.