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ENCYCLOPEDIA

12 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 24 pts

ENCYCLOPEDIA is a valid 12-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 24 in Super Big Boggle.

noun
  1. A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.
    • I only use the library for the encyclopedia, as we’ve got most other books here.
    • My old encyclopedia has been gathering dust on the shelf for the past decade.
  2. Similarly comprehensive works in other formats.
    • Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
    • The ancient Mesopotamians never got to write an encyclopedia on stone.
  3. datedspecificallyThe circle of arts and sciences (see Etymology); a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch thereof.
    • His life's work is a four-volume encyclopedia of aviation topics.
    • I have no idea how to build this model railroad, so I'm gonna look it up on Trainpedia, the encyclopedia for all things model train.