ASKANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ASKANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASKANCE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASKANCE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASKANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASKANCE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ASKANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does ASKANCE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
With a sideways glance, or with suspicion or disapproval.
To look askance at something is to doubt it without saying so. The word keeps its literal sense of sideways, though that sense is much rarer now.
How ASKANCE is used
Askance is most often found in the phrase look askance.
- She looked askance at the strange offer.
- The neighbours eyed the new fence askance.
- He glanced askance at the open door.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASKANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASKANCE
2 longer words begin with ASKANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in ASKANCE
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Common questions about ASKANCE
- Is ASKANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASKANCE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASKANCE worth?
- ASKANCE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASKANCE mean?
- With a sideways glance, or with suspicion or disapproval.
- What letters can be added to ASKANCE?
- ASKANCE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ASKANCE:
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