JOYANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. JOYANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOYANCE?
| 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: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOYANCE is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOYANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
joyancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JOYANCE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JOYANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does JOYANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicpoetic
A feeling of joy, gladness or festive delight.
Joyance is an old poetic word for delight, found in verse rather than in modern conversation. It can refer both to the inner feeling and to the merrymaking that expresses it.
How JOYANCE is used
Joyance is archaic and occurs in poetry and deliberately old-style prose.
- The village was full of joyance on the first day of spring.
- He felt a quiet joyance at the sight of his old home.
- The poem ends in a burst of joyance and song.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOYANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOYANCE
1 longer words begin with JOYANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in JOYANCE
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Common questions about JOYANCE
- Is JOYANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOYANCE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOYANCE worth?
- JOYANCE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOYANCE mean?
- A feeling of joy, gladness or festive delight.
- What letters can be added to JOYANCE?
- JOYANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JOYANCE:
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