PUISSANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PUISSANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUISSANCE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUISSANCE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUISSANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
puissancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUISSANCE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PUISSANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUISSANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PUISSANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Great strength, power or influence.
Puissance sounds old-fashioned and grand, suited to armies, kings and mighty arguments. In horse sport it also names a contest in which riders clear ever higher walls.
How PUISSANCE is used
Literary in general use, but still a standard term in showjumping.
- The knights admired the puissance of the royal army.
- Her rhetoric had a puissance that silenced the hall.
- The mare cleared the red wall in the puissance final.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUISSANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUISSANCE
1 longer words begin with PUISSANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in PUISSANCE
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Common questions about PUISSANCE
- Is PUISSANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUISSANCE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUISSANCE worth?
- PUISSANCE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUISSANCE mean?
- Great strength, power or influence.
- What letters can be added to PUISSANCE?
- PUISSANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PUISSANCE:
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