DEUCE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DEUCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEUCE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEUCE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEUCE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEUCE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DEUCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 35,648.
What does DEUCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
In tennis and similar racket sports, a tied score of forty-all that requires either player to win by two clear points.
Once play reaches deuce, a player must win two points in a row to take the game, since a single point only creates advantage rather than victory. The same word also names the two on a playing card or die, an older sense that predates its use in tennis scoring. Deuce even survives as a mild old-fashioned exclamation, as in what the deuce, where it stands in for a stronger word.
How DEUCE is used
Chiefly a tennis scoring term; the older card and exclamation senses are now less common.
- The match reached deuce three times in the final set.
- She served an ace to escape deuce and win the game.
- At deuce, either player needs a two-point lead to win.
- The crowd groaned as the score returned to deuce again.
- He double-faulted right after the game reached deuce.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEUCE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEUCE
The 5 tiles of DEUCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEUCE
3 longer words begin with DEUCE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEUCE
Common questions about DEUCE
- Is DEUCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEUCE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEUCE worth?
- DEUCE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEUCE mean?
- In tennis and similar racket sports, a tied score of forty-all that requires either player to win by two clear points.
- What letters can be added to DEUCE?
- DEUCE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DEUCE:
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