FROUNCE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FROUNCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FROUNCE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FROUNCE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FROUNCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FROUNCE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FROUNCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does FROUNCE mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To wrinkle, curl or frown, or to adorn with pleats.
Old writers used frounce for curling hair or gathering cloth into folds. As a noun, it also names a disease of hawks that leaves white sores in the mouth.
How FROUNCE is used
Archaic; met in old texts and falconry.
- The tailor would frounce the sleeve into neat pleats.
- He began to frounce his brow at the bad news.
- The falconer treated the hawk for frounce.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FROUNCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FROUNCE
2 longer words begin with FROUNCE.
Shorter words from the letters in FROUNCE
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Common questions about FROUNCE
- Is FROUNCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FROUNCE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FROUNCE worth?
- FROUNCE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FROUNCE mean?
- To wrinkle, curl or frown, or to adorn with pleats.
- What letters can be added to FROUNCE?
- FROUNCE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FROUNCE:
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