DUCE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DUCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUCE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUCE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUCE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUCE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DUCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does DUCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A historical Italian title meaning "leader," most famously used by Benito Mussolini.
Duce comes from the Latin dux, meaning leader or general, and became prominent as the title claimed by Mussolini during the Fascist era in Italy. The term is now used almost exclusively in historical discussions of twentieth-century Italian politics.
How DUCE is used
Appears mainly in history books discussing Fascist Italy under Mussolini.
- Propaganda posters referred to Mussolini simply as the Duce.
- Historians still debate how the duce consolidated his power.
- Crowds once gathered to hear the duce deliver speeches from the balcony.
- The fall of the duce marked the collapse of Fascist rule in Italy.
- Textbooks describe how the duce allied Italy with Nazi Germany.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUCE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DUCE
The 4 tiles of DUCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DUCE
1 longer words begin with DUCE.
Words ending in DUCE
Showing 24 of 26 words that end in DUCE. Useful as a back hook: play DUCE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DUCE inside
Showing 24 of 105 words that contain DUCE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DUCE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DUCE
Common questions about DUCE
- Is DUCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUCE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUCE worth?
- DUCE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUCE mean?
- A historical Italian title meaning "leader," most famously used by Benito Mussolini.
- What letters can be added to DUCE?
- DUCE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DUCE:
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