AUSPICE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. AUSPICE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUSPICE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUSPICE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUSPICE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
auspicesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AUSPICE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AUSPICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does AUSPICE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A sign or omen of what the future holds, especially a favourable one.
In Roman times an auspice was read from the flight of birds before an important undertaking. Today the word survives mostly in the plural phrase under the auspices of, meaning with the support or guidance of someone.
How AUSPICE is used
The singular auspice is rare and literary, while the plural auspices is common in formal phrases about sponsorship.
- The early sunshine seemed a good auspice for the voyage.
- Priests once studied every auspice before a battle began.
- She took the unexpected letter as an auspice of better days.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUSPICE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AUSPICE
1 longer words begin with AUSPICE.
Shorter words from the letters in AUSPICE
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Common questions about AUSPICE
- Is AUSPICE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUSPICE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUSPICE worth?
- AUSPICE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUSPICE mean?
- A sign or omen of what the future holds, especially a favourable one.
- What letters can be added to AUSPICE?
- AUSPICE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AUSPICE:
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