PONCE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PONCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PONCE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PONCE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PONCE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PONCE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PONCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does PONCE mean in Scrabble?
verb
informalBritish
To move about, behave, or spend time in an affected, idle, or ineffectual way, especially in the phrase ponce about or ponce around.
Someone said to ponce about is wasting time on fussy or pointless activity instead of getting on with real work, often while acting in a self-important or overly precious manner. British speakers use the phrase informally and usually with mild irritation, as when a colleague is said to ponce around the office instead of finishing a task. The same root also gives a separate, harsher British slang noun sense, though the verb use describing idle, affected behavior is the milder and more commonly heard of the two.
How PONCE is used
Ponce, used as a verb with about or around, is informal British speech, often carrying a note of mild irritation or mockery.
- Don't ponce about when there is real work to be done.
- He ponces around the office instead of finishing his reports.
- She refused to ponce about while everyone else pitched in.
- They watched him ponce about the stage before the show began.
- He always ponced about until someone finally made him help.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PONCE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PONCE
The 5 tiles of PONCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PONCE
6 longer words begin with PONCE.
Shorter words from the letters in PONCE
Common questions about PONCE
- Is PONCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PONCE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PONCE worth?
- PONCE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PONCE mean?
- To move about, behave, or spend time in an affected, idle, or ineffectual way, especially in the phrase ponce about or ponce around.
- What letters can be added to PONCE?
- PONCE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PONCE:
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