ADDUCE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ADDUCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADDUCE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADDUCE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADDUCE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADDUCE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ADDUCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does ADDUCE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To bring forward a fact, example or document as support for a claim.
Adduce belongs to lawyers, scholars and debaters, who adduce evidence the way a cook puts ingredients on the table. It grew out of Latin words for leading towards, which is why the thing offered is said to be brought up. The word suggests a deliberate, orderly presentation rather than a passing mention.
How ADDUCE is used
Formal; common in legal, academic and argumentative writing.
- The defence will adduce three witnesses to prove the point.
- Critics adduce the poem's late date as proof it was not his.
- Can you adduce any record that supports your account?
- He tried to adduce a better reason, but none came to mind.
- Historians adduce tax rolls and parish registers to settle such questions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADDUCE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADDUCE
6 longer words begin with ADDUCE.
Shorter words from the letters in ADDUCE
Common questions about ADDUCE
- Is ADDUCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADDUCE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADDUCE worth?
- ADDUCE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADDUCE mean?
- To bring forward a fact, example or document as support for a claim.
- What letters can be added to ADDUCE?
- ADDUCE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ADDUCE:
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