FENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FENCE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FENCE is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FENCE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FENCE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 47,530.
What does FENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A barrier made of wood, wire, or metal, used to enclose an area of land or mark a boundary.
A fence can range from a simple wire boundary around a field to an elaborate ornamental barrier around a garden, and its main purpose is almost always to keep something in, keep something out, or mark where one property ends and another begins. The word also works as a verb meaning to enclose land with such a barrier, and in criminal slang a fence is a person who knowingly buys and resells stolen goods.
How FENCE is used
Common in everyday speech for the physical barrier, and also used informally, in criminal slang, for someone who deals in stolen property.
- They built a wooden fence around the vegetable garden.
- The dog kept jumping over the low fence.
- Police believed the man was working as a fence for stolen jewelry.
- Workers repaired the fence after the storm knocked it down.
- A tall fence separated the two neighboring properties.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FENCE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FENCE
14 longer words begin with FENCE.
Words ending in FENCE
6 words end in FENCE. Useful as a back hook: play FENCE onto a word already on the board.
Words with FENCE inside
16 words contain FENCE in the middle. Words that start with FENCE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FENCE
Common questions about FENCE
- Is FENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FENCE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FENCE worth?
- FENCE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FENCE mean?
- A barrier made of wood, wire, or metal, used to enclose an area of land or mark a boundary.
- What letters can be added to FENCE?
- FENCE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FENCE:
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