MILITANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MILITANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MILITANCE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MILITANCE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MILITANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
militancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MILITANCE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MILITANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MILITANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MILITANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of aggressively fighting for a political or social cause.
Militance describes the tone of a group or person who favours confrontation over compromise, such as in a strike or protest. Journalists often use it when a campaign becomes more forceful, and the sibling form militancy is more common.
How MILITANCE is used
Used in news and politics; militancy is the more frequent form.
- The union's growing militance worried the company.
- Years of ignored petitions fuelled a new militance among the tenants.
- Her militance in the debate surprised her allies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MILITANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MILITANCE
The 9 tiles of MILITANCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MILITANCE
1 longer words begin with MILITANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in MILITANCE
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Common questions about MILITANCE
- Is MILITANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MILITANCE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MILITANCE worth?
- MILITANCE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MILITANCE mean?
- The quality of aggressively fighting for a political or social cause.
- What letters can be added to MILITANCE?
- MILITANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MILITANCE:
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