COERCE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. COERCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COERCE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COERCE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COERCE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COERCE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in COERCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 376,279.
What does COERCE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To force someone to do something by using threats, pressure or force.
To coerce is to remove a person's real choice: the target acts, but only because the alternative has been made frightening or costly. It differs from persuade, which relies on reasons, and from encourage, which leaves the decision free. The word comes from Latin for restraining or confining, and legal writing often asks whether a confession or a contract was coerced.
How COERCE is used
Formal; frequent in legal, political and ethical discussion, often followed by into.
- The gang tried to coerce the shopkeeper into paying them.
- A confession is invalid if the police coerce it.
- No one should coerce voters at the polling station.
- He felt coerced into signing the agreement.
- The regime used fear to coerce its critics into silence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COERCE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COERCE
4 longer words begin with COERCE.
Shorter words from the letters in COERCE
Common questions about COERCE
- Is COERCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COERCE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COERCE worth?
- COERCE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COERCE mean?
- To force someone to do something by using threats, pressure or force.
- What letters can be added to COERCE?
- COERCE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of COERCE:
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