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Is engross a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word engross is a Scrabble US word. The word engross is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is engross a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word engross is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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Is engross a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word engross is a Words With Friends word. The word engross is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

ENGROSS,

6-letter words (14 found)

ERGONS,GENROS,GNOSES,GONERS,GORSES,GRONES,NOSERS,OGRESS,SEGNOS,SENORS,SENSOR,SERONS,SNORES,SOGERS,

5-letter words (33 found)

ERGON,ERGOS,GENRO,GESSO,GOERS,GONER,GORES,GORSE,GOSSE,GRENS,GRONE,GROSS,NEGRO,NOSER,NOSES,OGRES,ONERS,REGOS,RENOS,RONES,ROSES,SEGNO,SEGOS,SENOR,SERON,SNOGS,SNORE,SOGER,SONES,SONGS,SONSE,SORES,SORNS,

4-letter words (49 found)

EGOS,ENGS,EONS,ERGO,ERGS,ERNS,EROS,GENS,GEOS,GERS,GOER,GOES,GONE,GONS,GORE,GORS,GOSS,GREN,NEGS,NESS,NOES,NOGS,NOSE,OGRE,ONER,ONES,ORES,ORGS,OSES,REGO,REGS,RENO,RENS,REOS,ROES,RONE,RONG,ROSE,SEGO,SEGS,SENS,SERS,SNOG,SOGS,SONE,SONG,SONS,SORE,SORN,

3-letter words (37 found)

EGO,ENG,ENS,EON,ERG,ERN,ERS,ESS,GEN,GEO,GER,GOE,GON,GOR,GOS,NEG,NOG,NOR,NOS,OES,ONE,ONS,ORE,ORG,ORS,OSE,REG,REN,REO,RES,ROE,SEG,SEN,SER,SOG,SON,SOS,

2-letter words (12 found)

EN,ER,ES,GO,NE,NO,OE,ON,OR,OS,RE,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 147 words from engross according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of engross

engross

Alternative forms

  • ingross (historical or archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English engrossen, from Anglo-Norman engrosser (“to gather in large quantities, draft something in final form”); partly from the phrase en gros (“in bulk, in quantity, at wholesale”), from en- + gros; and partly from Medieval Latin ingrossō (“thicken, write something large and in bold lettering”, v.), from in- + grossus (“great, big, thick”), from Old High German grōz (“big, thick, coarse”), from Proto-West Germanic *graut, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz (“large, great, thick, coarse grained, unrefined”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghrewə- (“to fell, put down, fall in”). More at in-, gross.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈɡɹəʊs/, /ɪŋˈɡɹəʊs/, /ɛnˈɡɹəʊs/, /ɛŋˈɡɹəʊs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈɡɹəʊs/, /ɪŋˈɡɹəʊs/, /ɛnˈɡɹoʊs/, /ɛŋˈɡɹoʊs/
  • Rhymes: -əʊs

Verb

engross (third-person singular simple present engrosses, present participle engrossing, simple past and past participle engrossed)

  2. (transitive, now law) To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.
    Coordinate term: longhand
  3. (transitive, business, obsolete) To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).
    Synonym: corner the market
  4. (transitive) To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.
  5. (transitive) To completely engage the attention of.
  6. (transitive, obsolete) To thicken; to condense.
    Synonyms: inspissate; see also Thesaurus:thicken
  7. (transitive, obsolete) To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.
  8. (obsolete) To amass.
    Synonyms: amound, hoard; see also Thesaurus:amass

Derived terms

  • engrossing

Related terms

  • gross

Translations

Further reading

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “engross”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  • engrossing (law) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Gersons, Gonsers, Rogness, Songers, grossen, songers

Source: wiktionary.org