NONCE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. NONCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONCE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONCE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
noncesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NONCE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NONCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 26,142.
What does NONCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The present time or particular occasion, used almost only in the phrase for the nonce, meaning for now or for the time being.
A speaker who says for the nonce is marking a solution as temporary, good enough to answer the present moment without settling the matter for good. The phrase grew out of a medieval misreading of for then anes, an old expression meaning for that one occasion, and the fused form nonce is what survived into modern English. Writers also speak of a nonce word, one coined to fit a single sentence and never used again.
How NONCE is used
Now confined almost entirely to the fixed phrase for the nonce and to the compound nonce word; rarely used as a free-standing word.
- The committee agreed to meet at noon for the nonce.
- He borrowed a folding chair for the nonce, meaning to buy his own later.
- A nonce word is coined to fit one particular sentence and then forgotten.
- For the nonce, the old bridge will have to serve the village.
- She used the spare room as an office for the nonce.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONCE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NONCE
The 5 tiles of NONCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NONCE
12 longer words begin with NONCE.
Words with NONCE inside
8 words contain NONCE in the middle. Words that start with NONCE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NONCE
Common questions about NONCE
- Is NONCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONCE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONCE worth?
- NONCE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONCE mean?
- The present time or particular occasion, used almost only in the phrase for the nonce, meaning for now or for the time being.
- What letters can be added to NONCE?
- NONCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NONCE:
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