POTENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. POTENCE 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 POTENCE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTENCE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
potencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POTENCE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POTENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 210,537.
What does POTENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The quality of having great power, strength or influence.
Potence is a rarer, slightly old-fashioned cousin of potency and is mostly found in literary or formal prose. It may refer to the strength of a drug, an argument or a ruler.
How POTENCE is used
Potence is seldom heard in speech, while potency is the usual form in modern writing.
- The potence of the remedy surprised the doctors.
- Nobody doubted the potence of the old general.
- He spoke with a potence that silenced the hall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POTENCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POTENCE
1 longer words begin with POTENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in POTENCE
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Common questions about POTENCE
- Is POTENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTENCE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTENCE worth?
- POTENCE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POTENCE mean?
- The quality of having great power, strength or influence.
- What letters can be added to POTENCE?
- POTENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POTENCE:
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