HENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HENCE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HENCE is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HENCE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HENCE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 47,530.
What does HENCE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
For this reason; as a result of what has just been said or is about to follow.
Hence is used to connect a stated cause with its consequence, letting a writer move from a fact or argument straight into what follows from it. In older and more formal English, hence also meant "from this place" or "from now," as in expressions like ten years hence, and that sense of distance in time or space survives mainly in set phrases today. Because it signals reasoning rather than simple addition, hence tends to appear in more formal or written English rather than casual speech.
How HENCE is used
Formal connecting adverb, common in written argument; casual speech more often uses so or that is why instead.
- The bridge was closed for repairs, hence the long detour.
- Prices rose sharply, and hence demand for the product fell.
- The report offers no new evidence, hence its conclusions remain unproven.
- She will retire in five years hence, according to her own plan.
- The storm damaged the harbor, hence the delay in all shipments.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HENCE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HENCE
3 longer words begin with HENCE.
Words ending in HENCE
6 words end in HENCE. Useful as a back hook: play HENCE onto a word already on the board.
Words with HENCE inside
7 words contain HENCE in the middle. Words that start with HENCE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HENCE
Common questions about HENCE
- Is HENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HENCE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HENCE worth?
- HENCE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HENCE mean?
- For this reason; as a result of what has just been said or is about to follow.
- What letters can be added to HENCE?
- HENCE takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HENCE:
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