ASKANCES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. ASKANCES 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ASKANCES?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASKANCES is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASKANCES
No single letter turns ASKANCES into another word.
How ASKANCES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ASKANCES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASKANCES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASKANCES mean in Scrabble?
ASKANCES is the present-tense form of ASKANCE used with he, she and it.
ASKANCE(adverb) — With a sideways glance, or with suspicion or disapproval.
Shorter words from the letters in ASKANCES
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Common questions about ASKANCES
- Is ASKANCES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ASKANCES is not in it.
- How many points is ASKANCES worth?
- ASKANCES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ASKANCES?
- No single letter can be added to ASKANCES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ASKANCES:
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