PATRONAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PATRONAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATRONAGE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATRONAGE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATRONAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PATRONAGE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PATRONAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PATRONAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PATRONAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Support given by a patron, or the regular custom of shoppers or clients.
The word has three common faces: a wealthy backer funding the arts, a shop thanking customers for their patronage, and a politician handing jobs to supporters. The last meaning often sounds critical, because it implies favours instead of merit.
How PATRONAGE is used
Used in the arts, business and politics; the sense differs a lot, so context matters.
- The museum depends on the patronage of local donors.
- The cafe thanked its customers for their continued patronage.
- Critics accused the mayor of using patronage to reward allies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATRONAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PATRONAGE
2 longer words begin with PATRONAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in PATRONAGE
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Common questions about PATRONAGE
- Is PATRONAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATRONAGE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATRONAGE worth?
- PATRONAGE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATRONAGE mean?
- Support given by a patron, or the regular custom of shoppers or clients.
- What letters can be added to PATRONAGE?
- PATRONAGE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PATRONAGE:
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