CADENCY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CADENCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CADENCY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CADENCY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CADENCY
No single letter turns CADENCY into another word.
How CADENCY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CADENCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does CADENCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
heraldry
The position of a younger branch of a family, or the system of marking it.
In heraldry a cadency mark on a coat of arms shows which son bears it. Cadency also appears as a rarer spelling variant of cadence.
How CADENCY is used
Cadency is a specialist term in heraldry and genealogy.
- A small crescent was the cadency mark of the second son.
- The cadency of the younger line was recorded in the register.
- Cadency rules decide whose arms may be used.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CADENCY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CADENCY
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Common questions about CADENCY
- Is CADENCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CADENCY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CADENCY worth?
- CADENCY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CADENCY mean?
- The position of a younger branch of a family, or the system of marking it.
- What letters can be added to CADENCY?
- No single letter can be added to CADENCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CADENCY:
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