Is ABSENCE valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABSENCE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ABSENCE worth?

ABSENCE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ABSENCE?

ABSENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

ABSENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points

Yes. ABSENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.

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PlayableABSENCE · 7 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF

11points in Scrabble

14points in Words with Friends

7letters

1hook available

1 in 280,716odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept ABSENCE?

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: 54 / 100

54WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.57

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

full rack

Tile availability 20%

6.71%

Our own measure of how useful ABSENCE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ABSENCE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ABSENCE scores

Scrabble a1b3s1e1n1c3e1 11

Words with Friends a1b4s1e1n2c4e1 14

Face value of the 7 tiles in ABSENCE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
a	1	9
b	1	2
s	1	4
e	2	12
n	1	6
c	1	2

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.

Words starting with ABSENCE

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1 longer words begin with ABSENCE.

Shorter words from the letters in ABSENCE

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Common questions about ABSENCE

Is ABSENCE valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABSENCE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is ABSENCE worth?: ABSENCE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to ABSENCE?: ABSENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ABSENCE:

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