FARCE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FARCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FARCE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FARCE is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FARCE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FARCE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FARCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does FARCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A comic dramatic work built on exaggerated, improbable situations, mistaken identities, and broad physical humor.
A farce relies on fast pacing, absurd coincidences, and characters who misunderstand each other at every turn, keeping an audience laughing rather than reflecting on serious themes. Beyond the theater, the word is used loosely for any event so poorly organized or dishonest that it becomes ridiculous, as when a trial is dismissed as a farce. The theatrical sense dates back centuries and shares a root with the culinary term forcemeat, since both come from a French word meaning to stuff.
How FARCE is used
Used for the theatrical genre and, more broadly, for any situation regarded as ridiculous or badly mismanaged.
- The play was a classic farce full of slamming doors and mistaken identities.
- Critics called the trial a complete farce from start to finish.
- Audiences roared with laughter at the farce's tangled plot.
- The meeting descended into farce when three people spoke at once.
- Directors have staged the same French farce for over a century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FARCE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FARCE
The 5 tiles of FARCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FARCE
10 longer words begin with FARCE.
Shorter words from the letters in FARCE
Common questions about FARCE
- Is FARCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FARCE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FARCE worth?
- FARCE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FARCE mean?
- A comic dramatic work built on exaggerated, improbable situations, mistaken identities, and broad physical humor.
- What letters can be added to FARCE?
- FARCE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FARCE:
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