1. Home
  2. Scrabble Dictionary. Word Meaning and Points

Ensconce in Scrabble and Meaning

Lookup Word Points and Definitions

What does ensconce mean? Is ensconce a Scrabble word?

How many points in Scrabble is ensconce worth? ensconce how many points in Words With Friends? What does ensconce mean? Get all these answers on this page.

Scrabble® and Words with Friends® points for ensconce

See how to calculate how many points for ensconce.

Is ensconce a Scrabble word?

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

E1N1S1C3O1N1C3E1

Is ensconce a Scrabble UK word?

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

E1N1S1C3O1N1C3E1

Is ensconce a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ensconce is a Words With Friends word. The word ensconce is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

E1N2S1C4O1N2C4E1

Our tools

Valid words made from Ensconce

Jump to...

Results

8-letter words (1 found)

ENSCONCE,

6-letter words (3 found)

CONNES,NONCES,SCONCE,

5-letter words (15 found)

CENSE,CONES,CONNE,CONNS,COSEC,NENES,NEONS,NONCE,NONES,ONCES,SCENE,SCONE,SECCO,SONCE,SONNE,

4-letter words (24 found)

CEES,CENS,CONE,CONN,CONS,COSE,ECCE,ECCO,ECOS,ENES,EONS,ESNE,NENE,NEON,NOES,NONE,NOSE,ONCE,ONES,SECO,SEEN,SENE,SNEE,SONE,

3-letter words (20 found)

CEE,CON,COS,ECO,EEN,ENE,ENS,EON,NEE,NON,NOS,OES,ONE,ONS,OSE,SEC,SEE,SEN,SOC,SON,

2-letter words (9 found)

EE,EN,ES,NE,NO,OE,ON,OS,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 73 words from ensconce according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ensconce

ensconce

Etymology

From en- +‎ sconce, “to place in a sconce (“fortification”)”.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɛnˈskɒns/
  • (US) enPR: ĭn-skäns', IPA(key): /ɛnˈskɑns/
  • Rhymes: -ɒns

Verb

ensconce (third-person singular simple present ensconces, present participle ensconcing, simple past and past participle ensconced)

  1. (transitive) To place in a secure environment.
  2. (intransitive) To settle comfortably.

Usage notes

  • Particularly used in the form ensconced, as in “she was ensconced in an armchair.”

Synonyms

  • (settle comfortably): cuddle up

Translations

Further reading

  • “ensconce”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “ensconce”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “ensconce”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  • “ensconce”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Source: wiktionary.org