ADVANCES is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ADVANCES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADVANCES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADVANCES is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADVANCES
No single letter turns ADVANCES into another word.
How ADVANCES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ADVANCES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADVANCES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ADVANCES mean in Scrabble?
ADVANCES is the present-tense form of ADVANCE used with he, she and it.
Anagrams of ADVANCES
The 8 tiles of ADVANCES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ADVANCES
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Common questions about ADVANCES
- Is ADVANCES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADVANCES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADVANCES worth?
- ADVANCES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ADVANCES?
- No single letter can be added to ADVANCES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ADVANCES:
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