encounter: Information About The Word 'encounter'

encounter is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'encounter' is made up of 9 letters.

Meanings:
  • (n) a minor short-term fight
  • (n) a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
  • (n) a casual meeting with a person of thing
  • (n) a hostile disagreement face-to-face
  • (v) come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
  • (v) come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
  • (v) be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"
  • (v) experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"
  • (v) contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
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Using the word 'encounter' in Scrabble will fetch you 11 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 15 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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Words Ending With 'encounter'

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Words Starting With 'encounter'

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Words Containing 'encounter'

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Points in Scrabble for encounter11
Points in Words with Friends for encounter15
Number of Letters in encounter9
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