Yes. EN is a valid word.
EN is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
EN is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About EN
An en is half an em in printing, the width of the letter N, and it gives the en dash its name. EN is also the letter N spelled out, and it hooks into END, ENG and ENS.
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EN scores 2 points
Before any bonus squares: E 1 + N 1 = 2. On a double-word square that's 4, on a triple-word 6, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: EN as the first play
Later in the game, put the E on a 3L square and EN is worth 4 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
In front of EN (13):
- BENa mountain or tall hill
- DENthe habitation of wild animals
- FEN100 fen equal 1 yuan in China
- GENinformal term for information
- HENadult female chicken
- KENrange of what one can know or understand
- MENform of MAN: an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
- PENa writing implement with a point from which ink flows
After EN (3):
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from EN
Other forms of EN (1):
- ENSform of EN: half the width of an em
Words that start with EN:
- ENDSform of END: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
- ENGS
- ENOLan organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom
- ENOW
- ENUF
- ENVYfeel envious towards
- ENACTorder by virtue of superior authority
- ENATEone related on the mother's side
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of EN and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
EN is the letter N spelled out, and half an EM in printing. Reverse it for NE.
On these lists
Other two-letter words starting with E
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Tileside keeps score, checks words like this one during a challenge, tracks the tiles left in the bag and times turns. It runs in your phone's browser with no account and works offline.
Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins. Playing the international (Collins) list? Turn on its 20 extra two-letter words in Setup.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
Works with the Scrabble board game, played at the table. Tileside is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Scrabble.