BENEFICENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points

Yes. BENEFICENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept BENEFICENCE?

Word power: 37 / 100

Our own measure of how useful BENEFICENCE is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BENEFICENCE

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BENEFICENCE scores

Face value of the 11 tiles in BENEFICENCE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BENEFICENCE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about BENEFICENCE

• The letter E appears four times in BENEFICENCE.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with BENEFICENCE

1 longer words begin with BENEFICENCE.

Shorter words from the letters in BENEFICENCE

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Common questions about BENEFICENCE

Is BENEFICENCE valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts BENEFICENCE, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is BENEFICENCE worth?

BENEFICENCE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to BENEFICENCE?

BENEFICENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.