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Is enforce a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word enforce is a Scrabble US word. The word enforce is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is enforce a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word enforce is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

E1N1F4O1R1C3E1

Is enforce a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word enforce is a Words With Friends word. The word enforce is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

E1N2F4O1R1C4E1

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7-letter words (1 found)

ENFORCE,

6-letter words (3 found)

CONFER,ENCORE,FENCER,

5-letter words (7 found)

CERNE,CRONE,FENCE,FORCE,FREON,ONCER,RECON,

4-letter words (26 found)

CERE,CERO,CONE,CONF,CORE,CORF,CORN,CREE,CRON,ERNE,FEEN,FEER,FERE,FERN,FOEN,FONE,FORE,FREE,FROE,ONCE,ONER,ORFE,REEF,REEN,RENO,RONE,

3-letter words (31 found)

CEE,CON,COR,ECO,EEN,ENE,EON,ERE,ERF,ERN,FEE,FEN,FER,FOE,FON,FOR,FRO,NEE,NEF,NOR,ONE,ORC,ORE,ORF,REC,REE,REF,REN,REO,ROC,ROE,

2-letter words (12 found)

EE,EF,EN,ER,FE,NE,NO,OE,OF,ON,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 81 words from enforce according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of enforce

enforce

Alternative forms

  • inforce (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English enforcen, from Old French enforcier, from Late Latin infortiāre, from in- + fortis (“strong”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) enPR: ĭnfôrsʹ, ĕn-, IPA(key): /ɪnˈfoɹs/, /ɛn-/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈfɔːs/, /ɛn-/
  • (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: -fōrsʹ, IPA(key): /-ˈfo(ː)ɹs/
  • (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /-ˈfoəs/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)s
  • Hyphenation: en‧force

Verb

enforce (third-person singular simple present enforces, present participle enforcing, simple past and past participle enforced)

  1. To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force. [from 17th c.]
    • 1929, Chiang Kai-shek, quoted in “Nationalist Notes,” Time, 11 February, 1929,[1]
      Our task is only half finished. It will be my duty to enforce the decisions of the conference and I hereby pledge myself to that end.
  2. To give strength or force to; to affirm, to emphasize. [from 15th c.]
    The victim was able to enforce his evidence against the alleged perpetrator.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To strengthen (a castle, town etc.) with extra troops, fortifications etc. [14th–18th c.]
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To intensify, make stronger, add force to. [14th–18th c.]
  5. (obsolete, reflexive) To exert oneself, to try hard. [14th–17th c.]
  6. (obsolete) To compel, oblige (someone or something); to force. [from 16th c.]
  7. (obsolete) To make or gain by force; to force.
  8. (obsolete) To put in motion or action by violence; to drive.
  9. (obsolete) To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to urge with energy.
    to enforce arguments or requests
  10. (obsolete) To urge; to ply hard; to lay much stress upon.
  11. (obsolete) To prove; to evince.

Derived terms

  • enforcer
  • enforcement
  • re-enforce

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Anagrams

  • forcené

Source: wiktionary.org