EDUCE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. EDUCE 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 EDUCE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EDUCE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EDUCE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EDUCE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in EDUCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 35,648.
What stands out about EDUCE
- EDUCE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EDUCE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formalliterary
To bring out, develop or draw forth something that already exists in a latent or potential form.
To educe something is to draw it out of a person or situation where it already existed in an undeveloped or hidden state, rather than to create it from nothing. Teachers are sometimes said to educe the talent of a pupil, meaning they help a quality already present to emerge and grow. The word is close in meaning to elicit, but educe leans more toward drawing out a quality or principle, while elicit usually applies to information or a response.
How EDUCE is used
Formal and rather literary; more common in careful writing than in everyday conversation.
- A good tutor can educe skills a student did not know she had.
- The philosopher tried to educe general laws from scattered observations.
- Careful questioning can educe details a witness had forgotten.
- The training aimed to educe leadership qualities already present in the recruits.
- Long practice helped educe a natural talent for the violin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EDUCE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EDUCE
The 5 tiles of EDUCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with EDUCE
4 longer words begin with EDUCE.
Words ending in EDUCE
4 words end in EDUCE. Useful as a back hook: play EDUCE onto a word already on the board.
Words with EDUCE inside
19 words contain EDUCE in the middle. Words that start with EDUCE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EDUCE
Common questions about EDUCE
- Is EDUCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EDUCE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EDUCE worth?
- EDUCE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EDUCE mean?
- To bring out, develop or draw forth something that already exists in a latent or potential form.
- What letters can be added to EDUCE?
- EDUCE takes 5 hooks: 3 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of EDUCE:
Open EDUCE in the Word Finder