FRANCISE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FRANCISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FRANCISE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FRANCISE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRANCISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FRANCISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FRANCISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FRANCISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FRANCISE
- All 8 letters of FRANCISE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FRANCISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To make French in character, language or custom.
Francise is a rare verb that comes up in writing about language policy, notably in Quebec. It describes pushing a business, a name or a person toward French. The spelling with a z is francize, and both are uncommon.
How FRANCISE is used
Appears in discussions of language and culture, with a company, name or community as object.
- The law aimed to francise the signs on every shop.
- They chose to francise the company's official name.
- Critics said it was impossible to francise the whole town overnight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRANCISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FRANCISE
The 8 tiles of FRANCISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FRANCISE
2 longer words begin with FRANCISE.
Shorter words from the letters in FRANCISE
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Common questions about FRANCISE
- Is FRANCISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRANCISE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRANCISE worth?
- FRANCISE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRANCISE mean?
- To make French in character, language or custom.
- What letters can be added to FRANCISE?
- FRANCISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FRANCISE:
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