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Words containing ENC

Words that have the letters ENC in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,446 playable words containing ENC in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 10 letters, and the longest word is BIOLUMINESCENCE. The highest-scoring is MULTIFREQUENCY, worth 33 points.

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Popular words containing ENC

CONSEQUENCES25
FREQUENCIES25
FREQUENCY25
CONSEQUENCE24
INCONVENIENCING24
INEFFICIENCY24
INEXPERIENCED24
EXPERIENCING23
INCONVENIENCED23
EFFICIENCY22
EXPERIENCED22
INCONVENIENCES22
CORRESPONDENCE21
EXPERIENCES21
INCONVENIENCE21
DEFICIENCIES20
DEFICIENCY20
DIFFERENCES20

Highest-scoring words containing ENC

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

MULTIFREQUENCY33
GYROFREQUENCY32
GYROFREQUENCIES32
REJUVENESCENCES32
REJUVENESCENCE31
JUVENESCENCES30
NONEQUIVALENCES30
SUPEREFFICIENCY30
JUVENESCENCE29
JURISPRUDENCES29
NONEQUIVALENCE29
UNQUENCHABLE28

5-letter words containing ENC (7)

BENCH11
FENCE10
HENCE9
KENCH12
PENCE9
TENCH9
WENCH12

6-letter words containing ENC (27)

AGENCY11
BLENCH12
CLENCH12
DRENCH11
ENCAGE9
ENCAMP12
ENCASE8
ENCASH10
ENCINA8
ENCODE9
ENCORE8
ENCYST10
FENCED12
FENCER11
FENCES11
FLENCH13
FRENCH13
PENCEL10
PENCIL10
PLENCH12
QUENCH19
SPENCE10
STENCH10
THENCE10
TRENCH10
WHENCE13
WRENCH13

7-letter words containing ENC (69)

ABSENCE11
ARDENCY12
BENCHED14
BENCHER13
BENCHES13
CADENCE12
CADENCY14
COGENCY14
DECENCY14
DEFENCE13
ELENCHI11
ENCAGED11
ENCAMPS13
ENCASED10
ENCASES9
ENCHAIN11
ENCHANT11
ENCHASE11
ENCLASP11
ENCLAVE13
ENCLOSE9
ENCODED11
ENCODER10
ENCODES10
ENCOMIA11
ENCORED10
ENCORES9
ENCRUST10
ENCRYPT13
ENCYSTS11
ESSENCE9
FAIENCE12
FENCERS12
FENCING13
FLUENCY15
HENCOOP13
KENCHES14
LATENCY11
LICENCE11
LUCENCE12
LUCENCY14
OFFENCE15
PATENCY13
PENCILS11
POTENCY13
PUDENCY15
RECENCY13
REFENCE12
REGENCY12
SCIENCE11
SILENCE9
STENCHY13
STENCIL9
UNFENCE13
URGENCY13
VALENCE13
VALENCY15
WENCHED15
WENCHER14
WENCHES14

The 60 most common shown, 9 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing ENC (153)

ABSENCES12
AGENCIES11
AMBIENCE14
AUDIENCE12
BENCHING15
BLENCHED15
CADENCES13
CLEMENCY16
CLENCHED15
CLENCHES14
COMMENCE16
CREDENCE13
CURRENCY15
DEFENCES14
DRENCHED14
DRENCHES13
EMINENCE12
ENCASING11
ENCHANTS12
ENCIRCLE12
ENCLOSED11
ENCLOSES10
ENCODING12
ENCORING11
ENCROACH14
ENCUMBER15
ENTRENCH12
ESSENCES10
EVIDENCE15
EXIGENCY19
FERVENCY19
HENCHMAN16
HENCHMEN16
LENIENCY12
LICENCES12
OFFENCES16
PATIENCE12
PENCHANT14
PENCILED13
PRESENCE12
PRETENCE12
PRUDENCE14
PUNGENCY16
QUENCHED22
QUENCHES21
SCIENCES12
SENTENCE10
SEQUENCE19
SILENCED11
SILENCES10
SIXPENCE18
SOLVENCY16
STENCHES12
STENCILS10
TENDENCY13
TRENCHED13
TRENCHES12
VIOLENCE14
WRENCHED16
WRENCHES15

The 60 most common shown, 93 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing ENC (187)

ADHERENCE14
AFFLUENCE18
AMBIENCES15
AUDIENCES13
CLENCHING16
COHERENCE15
COMMENCED18
COMMENCES17
DECADENCE15
DECENCIES14
DEFERENCE15
DILIGENCE13
DRENCHING15
ELOQUENCE20
EMERGENCE14
EMERGENCY16
EMINENCES13
ENCHANTED14
ENCIRCLED14
ENCIRCLES13
ENCLOSING12
ENCLOSURE12
ENCOMPASS15
ENCOUNTER12
ENCOURAGE13
ENCRYPTED16
ENCUMBERS16
EVIDENCED17
EVIDENCES16
EXISTENCE17
FREQUENCY25
IMPOTENCE15
IMPUDENCE17
INCIDENCE14
INDECENCY16
INDOLENCE12
INFERENCE14
INFLUENCE15
INNOCENCE13
OBEDIENCE14
PENCILING14
PENCILLED14
PENITENCE13
PRESENCES13
PRETENCES13
QUENCHING23
REFERENCE14
RESIDENCE12
RETICENCE13
REVERENCE15
SENTENCED12
SENTENCES11
SEQUENCED21
SEQUENCER20
SEQUENCES20
SILENCING12
SIXPENCES19
TRENCHING14
WORKBENCH21
WRENCHING17

The 60 most common shown, 127 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing ENC (244)

ABHORRENCE16
ABSTINENCE14
COMMENCING19
COMPETENCE18
CONDOLENCE15
CONFERENCE17
CONFIDENCE18
CONSCIENCE16
CURRENCIES15
DEFICIENCY20
DEPENDENCE16
DEPENDENCY18
DIFFERENCE19
DIVERGENCE18
EFFICIENCY22
ENCHANTING15
ENCIRCLING15
ENCOUNTERS13
ENCOURAGED15
ENCOURAGES14
ENCROACHED17
ENCROACHES16
ENCRYPTION16
ENCUMBERED18
ENTRENCHED15
ENTRENCHES14
EVIDENCING18
EXCELLENCE20
EXISTENCES18
EXPEDIENCY23
EXPERIENCE20
HENCEFORTH19
IMPATIENCE16
INCIDENCES15
INDULGENCE15
INFERENCES15
INFLUENCED17
INFLUENCES16
INSISTENCE12
INSOLVENCY18
NEGLIGENCE14
OCCURRENCE17
PENCILLING15
PERMANENCE16
PESTILENCE14
PRECEDENCE17
PREFERENCE17
PRESIDENCY17
PREVALENCE18
PROMINENCE16
PROVIDENCE19
RECURRENCE15
REFERENCED16
REFERENCES15
REVERENCED17
REVERENCES16
SENTENCING13
SEQUENCING22
TENDENCIES13
TURBULENCE16

The 60 most common shown, 184 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing ENC (231)

ADOLESCENCE16
AMBIVALENCE21
BENEVOLENCE19
COEXISTENCE21
COINCIDENCE18
COMPETENCES19
COMPLACENCY23
CONCURRENCE18
CONCURRENCY20
CONDOLENCES16
CONFERENCES18
CONFIDENCES19
CONSCIENCES17
CONSEQUENCE24
CONSISTENCY17
CONTINGENCY18
CONVENIENCE19
CONVERGENCE20
DELINQUENCY25
DIFFERENCES20
DIVERGENCES19
EMERGENCIES16
ENCAPSULATE16
ENCHANTMENT17
ENCOMPASSED18
ENCOMPASSES17
ENCOUNTERED15
ENCOURAGING16
ENCROACHING18
ENCUMBERING19
ENCUMBRANCE20
ENTRENCHING16
EQUIVALENCE26
EXPERIENCED22
EXPERIENCES21
FREQUENCIES25
IMPATIENCES17
INCOHERENCE17
INDECENCIES16
INDULGENCES16
INFLUENCING18
IRIDESCENCE16
IRREVERENCE17
MALEVOLENCE19
NONVIOLENCE17
OCCURRENCES18
OMNIPOTENCE17
PENCILLINGS16
PERSISTENCE15
PESTILENCES15
PREEMINENCE17
PREFERENCES18
PROFICIENCY22
RECURRENCES16
REFERENCING17
RESURGENCES15
REVERENCING18
STENCILLING14
SUBSISTENCE16
WORKBENCHES23

The 60 most common shown, 171 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing ENC (216)

ACQUIESCENCE27
ADOLESCENCES17
BELLIGERENCY19
BENEVOLENCES20
CODEPENDENCY22
COINCIDENCES19
COMMENCEMENT22
COMPETENCIES20
CONCURRENCES19
CONFERENCING20
CONSEQUENCES25
CONSTITUENCY19
CONVENIENCES20
CONVERGENCES21
DEFICIENCIES20
DEPENDENCIES18
DISENCHANTED18
DISENCUMBERS20
DISOBEDIENCE18
EFFICIENCIES22
ENCAPSULATED18
ENCAPSULATES17
ENCHANTINGLY19
ENCHANTMENTS18
ENCOMPASSING19
ENCOUNTERING16
ENCROACHMENT20
ENCUMBRANCES21
ENCYCLOPEDIA21
ENCYCLOPEDIC23
EQUIVALENCES27
EXCRESCENCES24
EXPEDIENCIES23
EXPERIENCING23
FLUORESCENCE20
HENCEFORWARD23
IMPERMANENCE20
IMPERTINENCE18
IMPROVIDENCE23
INADVERTENCE19
INCOMPETENCE20
INCUMBENCIES21
INDEPENDENCE18
INDIFFERENCE21
INEFFICIENCY24
INEXPERIENCE22
INTELLIGENCE15
INTERFERENCE17
LUMINESCENCE19
MAGNIFICENCE22
NOMENCLATURE17
NONEXISTENCE20
OBSOLESCENCE18
PRESIDENCIES17
QUINTESSENCE23
RECOMMENCING21
REMINISCENCE18
SUBSERVIENCE21
TRANSPARENCY18
UNQUENCHABLE28

The 60 most common shown, 156 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,446 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.86%) are containing ENC. Most of them, 244, have 10 letters. 201 start with ENC, 0 end with it and 1,245 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing ENC?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,446 words containing ENC, from 5 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing ENC?

MULTIFREQUENCY, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: GYROFREQUENCY (32), GYROFREQUENCIES (32) and REJUVENESCENCES (32).

What are the most common words containing ENC?

CONSEQUENCES, FREQUENCIES, FREQUENCY, CONSEQUENCE, INCONVENIENCING and INEFFICIENCY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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