Encouragement in Scrabble and Meaning

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Yes. The word encouragement is a Scrabble US word. The word encouragement is worth 18 points in Scrabble:

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Is encouragement a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word encouragement is a Scrabble UK word and has 18 points:

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Yes. The word encouragement is a Words With Friends word. The word encouragement is worth 24 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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13-letter words (1 found)

ENCOURAGEMENT,

11-letter words (1 found)

CONNUMERATE,

10-letter words (4 found)

COUNTERMAN,COUNTERMEN,ENGOUEMENT,ENRAGEMENT,

9-letter words (25 found)

AGREEMENT,AUGMENTER,AUGMENTOR,CENTREMAN,CENTREMEN,CONGRUENT,CONNATURE,CONTEMNER,EGAREMENT,ENCOUNTER,ENCOURAGE,ENERGUMEN,ENGOUMENT,ENTOURAGE,ENUMERATE,ENUREMENT,GEOMANCER,MAGNETRON,MUCRONATE,NANOMETER,NANOMETRE,NEMERTEAN,NONMATURE,REMANENCE,UNGERMANE,

8-letter words (52 found)

AGREMENT,ARGEMONE,ARGENTUM,ARGUMENT,CANOEMEN,CAROTENE,CEMENTER,CEREMENT,CONGENER,CONGREET,COREGENT,COURANTE,CRANNOGE,CRETONNE,CUMARONE,ECTOGENE,ECTOMERE,EMERGENT,ENACTURE,ENAUNTER,ENRAUNGE,ENTRANCE,GAUNTREE,GENERANT,GENERATE,GEOMETER,MAGNETON,MECONATE,MERENGUE,MERGENCE,METERAGE,MUNGCORN,NEGATRON,NOCTURNE,NUMERATE,ORNAMENT,OUTRANCE,OUTRANGE,RECEMENT,REMANENT,RENEAGUE,RENEGATE,RENOUNCE,ROENTGEN,ROUTEMAN,ROUTEMEN,TANGENCE,TEENAGER,TENORMAN,TENORMEN,UNCREATE,UNORNATE,

7-letter words (133 found)

ACETONE,ACROGEN,AGNOMEN,ANEMONE,AUGMENT,AUTOMEN,CANTEEN,CEMENTA,CENTAGE,CENTARE,CENTAUR,CENTNER,CENTRUM,CERUMEN,COAGENT,COENURE,COGENER,COGNATE,CONGREE,CONGRUE,CONNATE,CONTEMN,CORNAGE,CORNEAE,CORNUTE,CORTEGE,COUNTER,COURAGE,COURANT,CRANNOG,CREMANT,CREMATE,CREMONA,CRENATE,CUNEATE,ECOTAGE,ECUMENE,ENACTOR,ENAMOUR,ENGRACE,ENOUNCE,ENRANGE,ENTERON,EROTEMA,EROTEME,ETAGERE,ETRENNE,GARMENT,GATEMEN,GAUNTER,GEOMANT,GERMANE,GOURMET,GRANNOM,GRANTEE,GREATEN,GUMTREE,GUNNERA,MAGNETO,MANRENT,MARENGO,MARGENT,MEERCAT,MEGARON,MEGATON,MENACER,MONERAN,MONTAGE,MONTANE,MONTURE,MORCEAU,MOUNTER,MURGEON,MUTAGEN,NARCEEN,NEGATER,NEGATON,NEGATOR,NEOGENE,NEONATE,NEUROMA,NEURONE,NEUTRON,NOCTURN,NONGAME,NONMEAT,NORTENA,NOTAEUM,NOUMENA,OCREATE,ORGANUM,OUTEARN,OUTNAME,OUTRACE,OUTRAGE,OUTRANG,RAGMENT,REAGENT,RECOUNT,REENACT,REGENCE,REGNANT,REMANET,REMNANT,REMOUNT,REMUAGE,RENAGUE,RENEGUE,ROMANCE,ROMAUNT,RONTGEN,TEENAGE,TEGUMEN,TENONER,TONEARM,TONGMAN,TONGMEN,TONNAGE,TONNEAU,TREAGUE,TROUNCE,TRUCAGE,TRUEMAN,TRUEMEN,TUNEAGE,TUNNAGE,UNCRATE,UNEAGER,UNEATEN,UNGREEN,UNMEANT,UNTRACE,URGENCE,

6-letter words (248 found)

ACETUM,ACTURE,ACUMEN,ACUTER,AERUGO,AGUNOT,AMERCE,AMORCE,AMORET,AMOUNT,ANCOME,ANCONE,ANTRUM,ARGENT,ARGUTE,ATONER,AUNTER,CAMOTE,CANGUE,CANNER,CANNOT,CANOER,CANTER,CANTON,CANTOR,CAREEN,CAREME,CARMEN,CARNET,CARTON,CAUTER,CEMENT,CENOTE,CENTER,CENTRA,CENTRE,CENTUM,CERATE,CERMET,CETANE,COATEE,COATER,COGENT,COMART,COMATE,CONGEE,CONGER,CONMAN,CONMEN,CONNER,CONTRA,CONURE,CORNEA,CORNET,CORNUA,COTEAU,COUGAN,COUGAR,COUTER,CRATON,CREANT,CREATE,CRONET,CROUTE,CRUMEN,CUATRO,CUNNER,CURATE,EARCON,ECARTE,ECONUT,EGENCE,EMERGE,EMEUTE,EMOTER,EMUNGE,ENAMOR,ENCAGE,ENCORE,ENGORE,ENGRAM,ENNAGE,ENRACE,ENRAGE,ENTAME,ENTERA,ENTREE,EOCENE,ERGATE,ETERNE,EUMONG,GAMETE,GAMONE,GANNET,GARCON,GARNET,GAROTE,GEMOTE,GENERA,GENNET,GENOME,GERENT,GERMAN,GERMEN,GNOMAE,GOATEE,GRANUM,GREECE,GREETE,GROMET,GUENON,GUNMAN,GUNMEN,GUNNER,GUNTER,GURNET,MACRON,MAGNET,MAGNON,MANEGE,MANENT,MANGER,MANNER,MANURE,MARTEN,MATRON,MATURE,MAUGER,MAUGRE,MEAGER,MEAGRE,MEANER,MEETER,MENACE,MENAGE,MENEER,MENTEE,MENTOR,MERCAT,MERGEE,METAGE,METEOR,MOANER,MONACT,MONERA,MONGER,MONTAN,MONTRE,MOREEN,MORGAN,MORGEN,MORGUE,MOTUCA,MOUTAN,MOUTER,MUCATE,MUNTER,MURAGE,MURENA,NATRON,NATURE,NEATEN,NEATER,NECTAR,NEGATE,NEURON,NEUTER,NOCENT,NOCTUA,NONAGE,NONART,NORMAN,NOUGAT,NUANCE,NUTMEG,OCREAE,OCTANE,OMENTA,OMERTA,ONAGER,ORANGE,ORGEAT,ORNATE,OURANG,OUTAGE,OUTMAN,OUTRAN,RACEME,RAGMEN,RAGOUT,RATEEN,RAUNGE,RECANE,RECANT,RECENT,RECOAT,RECTUM,REGENT,REGNUM,REMATE,REMEET,REMOTE,RENAME,RENEGE,RENNET,RETEAM,RETENE,RETUNE,ROMAGE,ROUNCE,RUGATE,RUNNET,TANGUN,TANNER,TANREC,TEAMER,TEEMER,TEENER,TEGMEN,TEMENE,TENACE,TENNER,TENOUR,TENREC,TENURE,TERGUM,TOERAG,TONEME,TONGER,TONGUE,TONNAG,TONNER,TOUCAN,TRANCE,TURACO,TUREEN,TURNON,UNCAGE,UNCART,UNCATE,UNCOER,UNGEAR,UNMEET,UNRENT,UNTAME,UNTEAM,UNTORN,URGENT,

5-letter words (289 found)

ACORN,ACTON,ACTOR,ACUTE,AGENE,AGENT,AGONE,AGREE,AMEER,AMENE,AMENT,AMONG,AMORT,AMOUR,ANCON,ANENT,ANGER,ANTRE,ARENE,ARETE,ARGON,ARGOT,ARGUE,ARMET,ARNUT,ATONE,AUGER,CAGER,CAGOT,CAMEO,CANER,CANOE,CANON,CANTO,CARET,CARGO,CAROM,CARON,CARTE,CATER,CENTO,CENTU,CERGE,CERNE,COATE,COGUE,COMAE,COMER,COMET,COMTE,CONGA,CONGE,CONNE,CONTE,CORAM,CORNU,COTAN,COUNT,COURE,COURT,COUTA,CRAME,CRANE,CRATE,CREAM,CREME,CRENA,CROME,CRONE,CROUT,CRUET,CTENE,CURAT,CURET,CUTER,EAGER,EAGRE,EARNT,EATEN,EATER,EGRET,EMCEE,EMEER,EMERG,EMONG,EMOTE,EMURE,ENACT,ENARM,ENATE,ENEMA,ENNOG,ENORM,ENTER,ENURE,ENURN,ERECT,ERGON,ERGOT,ERUCT,ERUGO,ETAGE,GAMER,GAMUT,GARUM,GATER,GATOR,GAUNT,GEARE,GEMOT,GENET,GENOA,GENOM,GENRE,GENRO,GENUA,GERNE,GNOME,GOMER,GONER,GONNA,GOURA,GRACE,GRAME,GRANT,GRATE,GREAT,GRECE,GREEN,GREET,GROAN,GROAT,GROMA,GRONE,GROUT,GRUME,GRUNT,GUACO,GUANO,MACER,MACON,MACRO,MAGOT,MANET,MANGE,MANGO,MANOR,MANTO,MARGE,MARON,MATER,MEANE,MEANT,MEARE,MENGE,MENTA,MENTO,MERGE,METER,METRE,METRO,MONER,MONTE,MORAE,MORAT,MORNE,MOTEN,MOUNT,MOURN,MUCOR,MUCRO,MUNGA,MUNGE,MUNGO,MUTER,MUTON,NACRE,NAGOR,NAMER,NANCE,NARCO,NAUNT,NEGRO,NEUME,NGOMA,NOMEN,NONCE,NONET,NORMA,NOTER,NOTUM,NUGAE,NUMEN,OATEN,OATER,OCEAN,OCREA,OCTAN,OMEGA,ONCER,ONCET,ORANG,ORANT,ORATE,ORGAN,ORGUE,OUNCE,OUTER,OUTRE,RACON,RAGEE,RAMEE,RAMEN,RAMET,RANCE,RANEE,RANGE,REACT,REAME,REATE,RECON,RECTA,RECTO,RECUT,REGMA,REGNA,REMAN,REMEN,REMET,RENGA,RENNE,RENTE,RETAG,RETEM,ROATE,ROGUE,ROMAN,RONNE,RONTE,ROTAN,ROUEN,ROUGE,ROUTE,RUGAE,RUMEN,TAMER,TANGO,TARGE,TAROC,TAUON,TEENE,TEGUA,TENGE,TENNE,TENNO,TENON,TENOR,TENUE,TERCE,TERGA,TERNE,TOGAE,TOGUE,TOMAN,TONER,TONGA,TONNE,TORAN,TRACE,TREEN,TREMA,TRONA,TRONC,TRONE,TRUCE,TRUGO,TUGRA,TUMOR,TUNER,TURME,UNARM,UNGET,UNGOT,UNMAN,UNMET,URATE,URENA,URENT,URMAN,

4-letter words (287 found)

ACER,ACME,ACNE,ACRE,ACRO,AEON,AERO,AGEE,AGEN,AGER,AGON,AGRO,AGUE,AMEN,ANCE,ANNO,ANON,ANTE,ARCO,AREG,ARET,ARUM,ATOC,ATOM,AUNE,AUNT,AUTO,CAGE,CAME,CAMO,CANE,CANG,CANN,CANT,CARE,CARN,CART,CATE,CAUM,CENT,CERE,CERO,CERT,CETE,COAT,COMA,COME,CONE,CONN,CORE,CORM,CORN,COTE,COUR,CRAG,CRAM,CRAN,CREE,CREM,CROG,CRON,CRUE,CUNT,CURE,CURN,CURT,CUTE,EARN,ECRU,EGER,EGMA,EMEU,EOAN,ERGO,ERNE,ETEN,ETNA,EUGE,EURO,GAEN,GAME,GANE,GANT,GARE,GART,GATE,GAUM,GAUN,GAUR,GEAN,GEAR,GEAT,GENA,GENE,GENT,GENU,GERE,GERM,GERT,GETA,GEUM,GNAR,GNAT,GOAT,GOER,GONE,GORA,GORE,GORM,GOUT,GRAM,GRAN,GRAT,GREE,GREN,GROT,GRUE,GRUM,GUAN,GUAR,GURN,MACE,MAGE,MANE,MANG,MANO,MARC,MARE,MARG,MART,MATE,MAUN,MAUT,MEAN,MEAT,MEER,MEET,MEGA,MENE,MENG,MENO,MENT,MENU,MEOU,MERC,MERE,META,METE,MOAN,MOAT,MOER,MONA,MONG,MORA,MORE,MORN,MORT,MOTE,MOTU,MOUE,MUNG,MUNT,MUON,MURA,MURE,MUTE,NAME,NAMU,NANE,NANG,NANO,NARC,NARE,NEAR,NEAT,NEEM,NEMA,NEMN,NENE,NEON,NETE,NEUM,NOMA,NOME,NONA,NONE,NONG,NORM,NOTA,NOTE,NOUN,NOUT,OCTA,OGAM,OGEE,OGRE,OMEN,OMER,ONCE,ONER,ORCA,OUMA,OURN,OUTA,RACE,RAGE,RAGU,RANG,RANT,RATE,RATO,RATU,RAUN,REAM,REAN,REEN,REGO,RENO,RENT,RETE,ROAM,ROAN,ROMA,RONE,RONG,RONT,ROTA,ROTE,ROUE,ROUM,ROUT,RUGA,RUME,RUNE,RUNG,RUNT,TACE,TACO,TAME,TANE,TANG,TARE,TARN,TARO,TEAM,TEAR,TEEM,TEEN,TEER,TEGU,TEME,TENE,TERM,TERN,TOEA,TOGA,TOGE,TOME,TONE,TONG,TORA,TORC,TORE,TORN,TOUN,TOUR,TRAM,TREE,TREM,TROG,TRON,TROU,TRUE,TRUG,TUAN,TUNA,TUNE,TUNG,TURM,TURN,UMRA,UNCE,UNCO,UNTO,URAO,UREA,URGE,

3-letter words (172 found)

ACE,ACT,AGE,AGO,AME,AMU,ANE,ANN,ANT,ARC,ARE,ARM,ART,ATE,AUE,CAG,CAM,CAN,CAR,CAT,CEE,COG,CON,COR,COT,CRU,CUE,CUM,CUR,CUT,EAN,EAR,EAT,EAU,ECO,ECU,EEN,EGO,EME,EMO,EMU,ENE,ENG,EON,ERA,ERE,ERG,ERM,ERN,ETA,GAE,GAM,GAN,GAR,GAT,GAU,GEE,GEM,GEN,GEO,GER,GET,GNU,GOA,GOE,GON,GOR,GOT,GUE,GUM,GUN,GUR,GUT,MAC,MAE,MAG,MAN,MAR,MAT,MEE,MEG,MEN,MET,MEU,MNA,MOA,MOC,MOE,MOG,MON,MOR,MOT,MOU,MUG,MUN,MUT,NAE,NAG,NAM,NAN,NAT,NEE,NEG,NET,NOG,NOM,NON,NOR,NOT,NUG,NUN,NUR,NUT,OAR,OAT,OCA,OMA,ONE,ORA,ORC,ORE,ORG,ORT,OUR,OUT,RAG,RAM,RAN,RAT,REC,REE,REG,REM,REN,REO,RET,ROC,ROE,ROM,ROT,RUC,RUE,RUG,RUM,RUN,RUT,TAE,TAG,TAM,TAN,TAO,TAR,TAU,TEA,TEC,TEE,TEG,TEN,TOC,TOE,TOG,TOM,TON,TOR,TUG,TUM,TUN,UME,URE,URN,UTA,UTE,

2-letter words (36 found)

AE,AG,AM,AN,AR,AT,EA,EE,EM,EN,ER,ET,GO,GU,MA,ME,MO,MU,NA,NE,NO,NU,OE,OM,ON,OR,OU,RE,TA,TE,TO,UG,UM,UN,UR,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 1249 words from encouragement according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of encouragement

encouragement

Alternative forms

  • incouragement (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French encoragement.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒmənt]

Noun

encouragement (countable and uncountable, plural encouragements)

  1. The act of encouraging
  2. Something that incites, supports, promotes, protects or advances; incentive
  3. Words or actions that increase someone's confidence
    • 7 January 2017, Adharanand Finn writing in The Guardian, The 24-hour race: 'It is a battle with your mind'
      Diana Celeiro has come all the way from Argentina for the race. It’s her second time here. Her husband, Gustavo, acts as her support crew. Most of the runners have someone who stands diligently by the track watching, offering encouragement, preparing snacks or helping with any issues that arise, from blisters to emotional breakdowns.
  4. The feeling of being encouraged

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:praise

Translations

References

“encouragement”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

From encourager +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ku.ʁaʒ.mɑ̃/

Noun

encouragement m (plural encouragements)

  1. an encouragement

Further reading

  • “encouragement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org