ANNOUNCE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ANNOUNCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANNOUNCE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANNOUNCE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANNOUNCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANNOUNCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANNOUNCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANNOUNCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANNOUNCE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make something known publicly or formally.
People announce news, plans, winners and arrivals. At a party a butler may announce each guest by name, and an airport speaker will announce a gate change. The word suggests a deliberate, often official act rather than a quiet remark.
How ANNOUNCE is used
Very common in news, business and daily life.
- The company will announce its results on Friday.
- A voice came over the speaker to announce the delay.
- They plan to announce their engagement at dinner.
- The butler stepped forward to announce the guests.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANNOUNCE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANNOUNCE
6 longer words begin with ANNOUNCE.
Shorter words from the letters in ANNOUNCE
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Common questions about ANNOUNCE
- Is ANNOUNCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANNOUNCE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANNOUNCE worth?
- ANNOUNCE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANNOUNCE mean?
- To make something known publicly or formally.
- What letters can be added to ANNOUNCE?
- ANNOUNCE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANNOUNCE:
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