PURSUANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PURSUANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PURSUANCE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PURSUANCE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURSUANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pursuancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PURSUANCE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PURSUANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PURSUANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PURSUANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The carrying out of a plan, aim or course of action.
Pursuance mostly lives in official language, especially in the phrase "in pursuance of". It frames an action as following from a duty, order or goal.
How PURSUANCE is used
Formal and legal in tone, typically seen in the fixed phrase "in pursuance of".
- In pursuance of his duties, the clerk checked every ledger.
- The committee acted in pursuance of the new regulation.
- The pursuance of excellence shaped her whole career.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PURSUANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PURSUANCE
1 longer words begin with PURSUANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in PURSUANCE
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Common questions about PURSUANCE
- Is PURSUANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PURSUANCE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PURSUANCE worth?
- PURSUANCE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PURSUANCE mean?
- The carrying out of a plan, aim or course of action.
- What letters can be added to PURSUANCE?
- PURSUANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PURSUANCE:
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