encrust

Meanings

Verb

cover or coat with a crust
decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
form a crust or a hard layer
To cover with a hard crust.
To form a crust.
To inset or affix decorative materials upon (a surface); to inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.

Origin / Etymology

From French incruster, from Latin incrustare, from in- (“in”) + crustare (“to cover with a crust”). By surface analysis, en- + crust.

Synonyms

beset, incrust

Scrabble Score: 9

encrust is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
encrust is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
encrust is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

encrust is a valid Words With Friends word