FENCIBLE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FENCIBLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FENCIBLE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FENCIBLE is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FENCIBLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fenciblesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FENCIBLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FENCIBLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FENCIBLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FENCIBLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A soldier who volunteered for home defence only and could not be sent abroad, especially in Britain in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Fencibles were regiments raised in time of danger, such as the threat of French invasion. Unlike regular troops they served only at home, which set their terms apart from ordinary soldiers.
How FENCIBLE is used
Fencible survives in military history, usually in the plural.
- Every fencible swore to defend the coast but not to cross the sea.
- He enlisted as a fencible when the invasion scare began.
- The old fencible regiment was disbanded after the war.
- A Highland fencible was paid less than a regular soldier.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FENCIBLE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FENCIBLE
1 longer words begin with FENCIBLE.
Shorter words from the letters in FENCIBLE
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Common questions about FENCIBLE
- Is FENCIBLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FENCIBLE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FENCIBLE worth?
- FENCIBLE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FENCIBLE mean?
- A soldier who volunteered for home defence only and could not be sent abroad, especially in Britain in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
- What letters can be added to FENCIBLE?
- FENCIBLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FENCIBLE:
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