EVANESCENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points

Yes. EVANESCENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept EVANESCENCE?

Word power: 35 / 100

Our own measure of how useful EVANESCENCE is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for EVANESCENCE

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How EVANESCENCE scores

Face value of the 11 tiles in EVANESCENCE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EVANESCENCE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about EVANESCENCE

• The letter E appears four times in EVANESCENCE.
• EVANESCENCE begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with EVANESCENCE

1 longer words begin with EVANESCENCE.

Shorter words from the letters in EVANESCENCE

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Common questions about EVANESCENCE

Is EVANESCENCE valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts EVANESCENCE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is EVANESCENCE worth?

EVANESCENCE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to EVANESCENCE?

EVANESCENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.