PERMANENCY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PERMANENCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERMANENCY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERMANENCY is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERMANENCY
No single letter turns PERMANENCY into another word.
How PERMANENCY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PERMANENCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERMANENCY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERMANENCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The condition of lasting for a very long time or indefinitely without change.
Permanency is often used in practical settings such as housing, employment and child welfare, where people want a stable arrangement rather than a temporary one. It is a little more formal than the common noun for the same idea. Planners may speak of permanency when they mean a lasting solution.
How PERMANENCY is used
Used in social work, planning and formal writing; the more common form is permanence.
- The family wanted permanency for the foster child.
- Nothing in the contract guaranteed the permanency of the job.
- The architect valued the permanency of stone over timber.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERMANENCY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PERMANENCY
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Common questions about PERMANENCY
- Is PERMANENCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERMANENCY, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERMANENCY worth?
- PERMANENCY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERMANENCY mean?
- The condition of lasting for a very long time or indefinitely without change.
- What letters can be added to PERMANENCY?
- No single letter can be added to PERMANENCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PERMANENCY:
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