PATONCE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PATONCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATONCE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATONCE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATONCE
No single letter turns PATONCE into another word.
How PATONCE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PATONCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does PATONCE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
heraldry
Describing a heraldic cross whose arms broaden from the centre and end in three rounded points.
A cross patonce has arms that flare outwards like petals, giving it a decorative look on shields and banners. Heralds use the term to separate it from the plain cross or the cross pattee.
How PATONCE is used
Patonce is a heraldry term, found in descriptions of coats of arms.
- The shield bore a red cross patonce on a silver field.
- A cross patonce is easy to tell from a plain Greek cross.
- The knight's badge showed a golden cross patonce.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATONCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PATONCE
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Common questions about PATONCE
- Is PATONCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATONCE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATONCE worth?
- PATONCE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATONCE mean?
- Describing a heraldic cross whose arms broaden from the centre and end in three rounded points.
- What letters can be added to PATONCE?
- No single letter can be added to PATONCE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PATONCE:
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