COMMERCE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. COMMERCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COMMERCE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COMMERCE is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COMMERCE
Front hooks — 1
ecommerceChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COMMERCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COMMERCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COMMERCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COMMERCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The buying and selling of goods and services, especially on a large scale.
Commerce covers trade between cities, firms and countries, and the businesses that keep it running. In older writing the word could also mean social dealings between people.
How COMMERCE is used
Commerce is a general noun, often paired with trade and industry or used in names like chamber of commerce.
- The port grew rich on commerce with distant lands.
- Online commerce has changed how people shop.
- The minister spoke about barriers to commerce.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COMMERCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COMMERCE
2 longer words begin with COMMERCE.
Shorter words from the letters in COMMERCE
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Common questions about COMMERCE
- Is COMMERCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COMMERCE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COMMERCE worth?
- COMMERCE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COMMERCE mean?
- The buying and selling of goods and services, especially on a large scale.
- What letters can be added to COMMERCE?
- COMMERCE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COMMERCE:
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