Definitions For Encroachment

noun

  • Influencing strongly
  • Entry to another's property without right or permission
  • Any entry into an area not previously occupied

verb

  • To gradually move or go into an area that is beyond the usual or desired limits
  • To gradually take or begin to use or affect something that belongs to someone else or that someone else is using

Is Encroachment a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
21
Words with Friends
25

The word Encroachment is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Encroachment in a Sentence

  • The suburbs encroach further into the rural areas each year.
  • Each year the sea continues to encroach upon the island's beaches

Synonyms for Encroachment

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