DURANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DURANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DURANCE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DURANCE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DURANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
durancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DURANCE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DURANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What stands out about DURANCE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DURANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
Imprisonment or forced confinement.
Durance is found mostly in the phrase in durance vile, which means locked up in a miserable place. Poets and novelists use the word for a grim, drawn-out captivity.
How DURANCE is used
The word durance is archaic and now appears chiefly in set phrases and literature.
- The prisoner spent years in durance.
- He joked that school was a kind of durance.
- The knight languished in durance vile.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DURANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DURANCE
The 7 tiles of DURANCE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DURANCE
1 longer words begin with DURANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in DURANCE
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Common questions about DURANCE
- Is DURANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DURANCE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DURANCE worth?
- DURANCE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DURANCE mean?
- Imprisonment or forced confinement.
- What letters can be added to DURANCE?
- DURANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DURANCE:
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