OUNCE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. OUNCE 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 OUNCE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUNCE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUNCE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUNCE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OUNCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,338.
What does OUNCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound, commonly used for small quantities of food and other goods.
An ounce measures roughly twenty-eight grams, and shoppers meet it most often on food packaging, in recipes calling for a few ounces of an ingredient, and on postal scales weighing light parcels. A separate troy ounce, slightly heavier, is used specifically for weighing precious metals such as gold and silver. The ounce also has a liquid form, the fluid ounce, used for measuring small volumes rather than weight.
How OUNCE is used
A common everyday word for a small unit of weight, still standard in the United States and used informally elsewhere.
- The recipe called for four ounces of grated cheese.
- He weighed the letter and paid for one extra ounce of postage.
- Gold is traditionally priced by the troy ounce.
- She bought a single ounce of the expensive spice.
- The baby had gained six ounces since the last check-up.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUNCE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUNCE
1 longer words begin with OUNCE.
Words ending in OUNCE
14 words end in OUNCE. Useful as a back hook: play OUNCE onto a word already on the board.
Words with OUNCE inside
Showing 24 of 65 words that contain OUNCE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OUNCE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OUNCE
Common questions about OUNCE
- Is OUNCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUNCE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUNCE worth?
- OUNCE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUNCE mean?
- A unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound, commonly used for small quantities of food and other goods.
- What letters can be added to OUNCE?
- OUNCE takes 5 hooks: 4 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OUNCE:
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