EQUIVALENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. EQUIVALENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 30 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EQUIVALENCE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EQUIVALENCE is to know. It scores 25 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EQUIVALENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
equivalencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EQUIVALENCE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in EQUIVALENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EQUIVALENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EQUIVALENCE
- EQUIVALENCE 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 EQUIVALENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The condition of being equal in value, meaning or effect.
Mathematicians speak of equivalence when two statements are true under exactly the same conditions. In everyday use it describes qualifications, amounts or ideas that count the same even though they look different.
How EQUIVALENCE is used
Used in mathematics, logic, education and general writing, often in "equivalence between" two things.
- The college recognised the equivalence of the two degrees.
- There is no moral equivalence between the two acts.
- The proof shows the equivalence of the statements.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EQUIVALENCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EQUIVALENCE
1 longer words begin with EQUIVALENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in EQUIVALENCE
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Common questions about EQUIVALENCE
- Is EQUIVALENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EQUIVALENCE, where it scores 30 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EQUIVALENCE worth?
- EQUIVALENCE is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EQUIVALENCE mean?
- The condition of being equal in value, meaning or effect.
- What letters can be added to EQUIVALENCE?
- EQUIVALENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EQUIVALENCE:
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