What does ENCOUNTER mean?

Pronunciation
/ɪnˈkaʊntər/
Letters
9
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
15
How common
Common

Meaning

verb

  1. come together“I'll probably see you at the meeting”
  2. come upon, as if by accident; meet with“We find this idea in Plato”
  3. be beset by“The project ran into numerous financial difficulties”
  4. experience as a reaction“My proposal met with much opposition”
  5. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle“Princeton plays Yale this weekend”

noun

  1. a minor short-term fight
  2. a casual or unexpected convergence“he still remembers their meeting in Paris”
  3. a casual meeting with a person or thing

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

encounters12encountered14encountering15

Anagrams of ENCOUNTER

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside ENCOUNTER

166 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

center8 centre8 recent8 count7 court7 enter5 route5 cent6 core6 none4 note4 once6 tour4 tree4 true4 turn4 cut5 net3 nor3not3 one3 our3out3 run3 ten3 no2 on2 or2re2 to2

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Questions

Is ENCOUNTER a valid word in word games?

ENCOUNTER is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is ENCOUNTER worth?

ENCOUNTER is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from ENCOUNTER?

166 other words, including TO, ON, NOT and OR.