ADVANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ADVANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADVANCE?
| 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: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADVANCE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADVANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADVANCE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ADVANCE, 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 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does ADVANCE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move forward, or to help something make progress.
Armies advance across a field, careers advance with experience, and a bank may advance money before it is due. The same word as a noun names a forward step or a loan.
How ADVANCE is used
Advance is used for physical motion, progress, loans and moving a date earlier.
- The troops continued to advance at dawn.
- She hopes to advance in her career.
- The company agreed to advance part of his pay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADVANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADVANCE
6 longer words begin with ADVANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in ADVANCE
Showing 40 of 58. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about ADVANCE
- Is ADVANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADVANCE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADVANCE worth?
- ADVANCE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADVANCE mean?
- To move forward, or to help something make progress.
- What letters can be added to ADVANCE?
- ADVANCE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ADVANCE:
Open ADVANCE in the Word Finder