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Is encounter a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word encounter is a Scrabble US word. The word encounter is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is encounter a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word encounter is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

E1N1C3O1U1N1T1E1R1

Is encounter a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word encounter is a Words With Friends word. The word encounter is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

E1N2C4O1U2N2T1E1R1

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9-letter words (1 found)

ENCOUNTER,

8-letter words (3 found)

CRETONNE,NOCTURNE,RENOUNCE,

7-letter words (12 found)

CENTNER,COENURE,CORNUTE,COUNTER,ENOUNCE,ENTERON,NEURONE,NEUTRON,NOCTURN,RECOUNT,TENONER,TROUNCE,

6-letter words (30 found)

CENOTE,CENTER,CENTRE,CONNER,CONURE,CORNET,COUTER,CRONET,CROUTE,CUNNER,ECONUT,ENCORE,NEURON,NEUTER,NOCENT,RECENT,RENNET,RETUNE,ROUNCE,RUNNET,TENNER,TENOUR,TENREC,TENURE,TONNER,TUREEN,TURNON,UNCOER,UNRENT,UNTORN,

5-letter words (52 found)

CENTO,CENTU,CERNE,CONNE,CONTE,CORNU,COUNT,COURE,COURT,CRONE,CROUT,CRUET,CTENE,CURET,CUTER,ENTER,ENURE,ENURN,ERECT,ERUCT,NONCE,NONET,NOTER,ONCER,ONCET,OUNCE,OUTER,OUTRE,RECON,RECTO,RECUT,RENNE,RENTE,RONNE,RONTE,ROUEN,ROUTE,TENNE,TENNO,TENON,TENOR,TENUE,TERCE,TERNE,TONER,TONNE,TREEN,TRONC,TRONE,TRUCE,TUNER,URENT,

4-letter words (63 found)

CENT,CERE,CERO,CERT,CETE,CONE,CONN,CORE,CORN,COTE,COUR,CREE,CRON,CRUE,CUNT,CURE,CURN,CURT,CUTE,ECRU,ERNE,ETEN,EURO,NENE,NEON,NETE,NONE,NOTE,NOUN,NOUT,ONCE,ONER,OURN,REEN,RENO,RENT,RETE,RONE,RONT,ROTE,ROUE,ROUT,RUNE,RUNT,TEEN,TEER,TENE,TERN,TONE,TORC,TORE,TORN,TOUN,TOUR,TREE,TRON,TROU,TRUE,TUNE,TURN,UNCE,UNCO,UNTO,

3-letter words (52 found)

CEE,CON,COR,COT,CRU,CUE,CUR,CUT,ECO,ECU,EEN,ENE,EON,ERE,ERN,NEE,NET,NON,NOR,NOT,NUN,NUR,NUT,ONE,ORC,ORE,ORT,OUR,OUT,REC,REE,REN,REO,RET,ROC,ROE,ROT,RUC,RUE,RUN,RUT,TEC,TEE,TEN,TOC,TOE,TON,TOR,TUN,URE,URN,UTE,

2-letter words (17 found)

EE,EN,ER,ET,NE,NO,NU,OE,ON,OR,OU,RE,TE,TO,UN,UR,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 231 words from encounter according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of encounter

encounter

Etymology

From Middle English encountren, from Anglo-Norman encountrer, Old French encontrer (“to confront”), from encontre (“against, counter to”), from Late Latin incontrā (“in front of”) itself from Latin in (“in”) + contrā (“against”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkaʊntə/, /ɪŋˈkaʊntə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/, /ɪŋˈkaʊntɚ/
  • Rhymes: -aʊntə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: en‧coun‧ter

Verb

encounter (third-person singular simple present encounters, present participle encountering, simple past and past participle encountered)

  1. (transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
    Synonym: cross paths
  2. (transitive) To confront (someone or something) face to face.
  3. (transitive, intransitive) To engage in conflict, as with an enemy.
    Three armies encountered at Waterloo.
  4. (transitive, India) To execute someone extrajudicially.

Alternative forms

  • encountre, incountre, incounter (all obsolete)

Derived terms

  • reencounter

Translations

Noun

encounter (plural encounters)

  1. A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.
  2. A hostile, often violent meeting; a confrontation, skirmish, or clash, as between combatants.
  3. (sports) A match between two opposing sides.
  4. (sexuality) A sexual encounter; sexual activity, especially unplanned or unexpected, between people not in a sexual relationship, that usually does not lead to the establishment of a relationship, and may or may not happen again. A sexual encounter could be consensual or non-consensual; in the latter case, it is a sexual assault. A consensual sexual encounter that happens only once is commonly known as a one-night stand.
  5. (sciences) The period of a space mission during which it carries out its data-gathering objectives.
  6. (India) An extrajudicial killing or execution.

Synonyms

  • (hostile meeting): clash, confrontation, brush, skirmish

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Anagrams

  • encountre

Source: wiktionary.org