FLUORESCE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FLUORESCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLUORESCE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLUORESCE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLUORESCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLUORESCE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FLUORESCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLUORESCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FLUORESCE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To give off visible light while absorbing radiation such as ultraviolet light.
Some minerals fluoresce brightly under a black light and look dull in daylight. The glow stops as soon as the source of radiation is switched off. Highlighter pens and certain jellyfish also fluoresce.
How FLUORESCE is used
Fluoresce is a science verb used in physics, chemistry and geology about glowing under special light.
- The rock began to fluoresce under the ultraviolet lamp.
- Certain dyes fluoresce when they are exposed to blue light.
- Scorpions fluoresce a pale green in the dark.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLUORESCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLUORESCE
13 longer words begin with FLUORESCE.
Shorter words from the letters in FLUORESCE
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Common questions about FLUORESCE
- Is FLUORESCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLUORESCE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLUORESCE worth?
- FLUORESCE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLUORESCE mean?
- To give off visible light while absorbing radiation such as ultraviolet light.
- What letters can be added to FLUORESCE?
- FLUORESCE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FLUORESCE:
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