BENEVOLENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. BENEVOLENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BENEVOLENCE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BENEVOLENCE is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BENEVOLENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
benevolencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BENEVOLENCE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BENEVOLENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BENEVOLENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BENEVOLENCE
- The letter E appears four times in BENEVOLENCE.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BENEVOLENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Kindly goodwill towards other people, together with a wish to do them good.
Benevolence is a quality of character, shown in generous deeds and a gentle attitude to others. In English history the word also named a forced loan demanded by kings, though that sense is now only historical.
How BENEVOLENCE is used
Describes a person, a ruler or an institution that acts out of goodwill.
- The old doctor was loved for his benevolence towards poor patients.
- She accepted the offer with some suspicion of its benevolence.
- A spirit of benevolence filled the small village at Christmas.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BENEVOLENCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BENEVOLENCE
1 longer words begin with BENEVOLENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in BENEVOLENCE
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Common questions about BENEVOLENCE
- Is BENEVOLENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BENEVOLENCE, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BENEVOLENCE worth?
- BENEVOLENCE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BENEVOLENCE mean?
- Kindly goodwill towards other people, together with a wish to do them good.
- What letters can be added to BENEVOLENCE?
- BENEVOLENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BENEVOLENCE:
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