INNOCENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. INNOCENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INNOCENCE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INNOCENCE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INNOCENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
innocencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INNOCENCE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INNOCENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INNOCENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INNOCENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of being free from guilt, or of lacking worldly experience or harmful intent.
In court, innocence is the position that a defendant is presumed to hold until proven otherwise. In everyday talk it also describes the trusting simplicity of children, which fades as they learn how the world works.
How INNOCENCE is used
Used in legal, moral and emotional contexts; the rarer form innocency is not described in the set.
- The accused protested his innocence to the last.
- Her innocence made her trust every stranger.
- The film shows the loss of innocence in wartime.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INNOCENCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INNOCENCE
1 longer words begin with INNOCENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in INNOCENCE
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Common questions about INNOCENCE
- Is INNOCENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INNOCENCE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INNOCENCE worth?
- INNOCENCE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INNOCENCE mean?
- The state of being free from guilt, or of lacking worldly experience or harmful intent.
- What letters can be added to INNOCENCE?
- INNOCENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INNOCENCE:
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