PURVEYANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. PURVEYANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PURVEYANCE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PURVEYANCE is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURVEYANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
purveyancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PURVEYANCE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PURVEYANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PURVEYANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PURVEYANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The act of supplying goods, especially food; also the old royal right to buy supplies at fixed low prices.
In medieval England purveyance let the crown's officers take food, horses and carts from subjects at prices below market value. The practice caused much resentment, and purveyance was a frequent complaint in Parliament.
How PURVEYANCE is used
Mostly a historical term; purveyance in the royal sense belongs to history books.
- Farmers resented the purveyance that stripped their barns before a royal visit.
- The charter limited purveyance to the king's own household.
- Purveyance of fresh bread for the army was arranged each week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PURVEYANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PURVEYANCE
1 longer words begin with PURVEYANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in PURVEYANCE
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Common questions about PURVEYANCE
- Is PURVEYANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PURVEYANCE, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PURVEYANCE worth?
- PURVEYANCE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PURVEYANCE mean?
- The act of supplying goods, especially food; also the old royal right to buy supplies at fixed low prices.
- What letters can be added to PURVEYANCE?
- PURVEYANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PURVEYANCE:
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