ANCE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. ANCE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ANCE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANCE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANCE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ANCE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about ANCE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of ANCE
The 4 tiles of ANCE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ANCE
12 longer words begin with ANCE.
Words ending in ANCE
Showing 24 of 419 words that end in ANCE. Useful as a back hook: play ANCE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ANCE inside
Showing 24 of 680 words that contain ANCE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ANCE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ANCE
Common questions about ANCE
- Is ANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ANCE is not in it.
- How many points is ANCE worth?
- ANCE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ANCE?
- ANCE takes 6 hooks: 6 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ANCE:
Open ANCE in the Word Finder