FIANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FIANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FIANCE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIANCE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIANCE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FIANCE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FIANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does FIANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A man who has promised to marry a particular woman and is engaged to her.
Fiance is the French word for one who has pledged faith, and English borrowed it in the nineteenth century, often with an accent as fiancé. A woman in the same position is a fiancee. The word names the status between proposal and wedding, and is used in announcements and formal introductions. Modern usage often prefers partner or the plain phrase engaged to.
How FIANCE is used
Often written with an accent; the feminine is fiancee.
- She introduced her fiance to the family at dinner.
- Her fiance proposed beside the lake.
- The fiance of the bride gave a short speech.
- He wrote to his fiance every week from overseas.
- The paper announced the engagement of the writer and his fiance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FIANCE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FIANCE
3 longer words begin with FIANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in FIANCE
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Common questions about FIANCE
- Is FIANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIANCE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIANCE worth?
- FIANCE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FIANCE mean?
- A man who has promised to marry a particular woman and is engaged to her.
- What letters can be added to FIANCE?
- FIANCE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FIANCE:
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