PROFANE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PROFANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROFANE?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROFANE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROFANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROFANE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PROFANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does PROFANE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not religious or sacred, or showing disrespect for holy things, especially through rude language.
Profane can mean simply secular, as in profane art set against sacred art, or it can describe coarse, blasphemous speech. As a verb, to profane something is to treat a sacred thing with contempt.
How PROFANE is used
Profane is used in religious, literary and everyday contexts about language and sacred matters.
- The museum has both sacred and profane paintings.
- He was fined for profane language on the broadcast.
- It would be profane to ruin the old shrine.
- They tried not to profane the quiet of the chapel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROFANE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROFANE
7 longer words begin with PROFANE.
Shorter words from the letters in PROFANE
Showing 40 of 137. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about PROFANE
- Is PROFANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROFANE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROFANE worth?
- PROFANE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROFANE mean?
- Not religious or sacred, or showing disrespect for holy things, especially through rude language.
- What letters can be added to PROFANE?
- PROFANE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PROFANE:
Open PROFANE in the Word Finder