PARLANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PARLANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARLANCE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARLANCE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARLANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
parlancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARLANCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PARLANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARLANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARLANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A particular way of speaking or choosing words, typical of a group, trade or setting.
Every profession has its own parlance, from the jargon of lawyers to the slang of sailors. The word usually appears in the phrase "in common parlance" or "in legal parlance". It focuses on how people talk rather than on what they mean.
How PARLANCE is used
Often used in set phrases such as "in legal parlance" to name a style of speech.
- In computing parlance, a bug is a fault in the code.
- The phrase is common in sailors' parlance.
- What is called a hurricane in everyday parlance has other names elsewhere.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARLANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARLANCE
1 longer words begin with PARLANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in PARLANCE
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Common questions about PARLANCE
- Is PARLANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARLANCE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARLANCE worth?
- PARLANCE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARLANCE mean?
- A particular way of speaking or choosing words, typical of a group, trade or setting.
- What letters can be added to PARLANCE?
- PARLANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PARLANCE:
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