RELIANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RELIANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RELIANCE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RELIANCE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RELIANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
reliancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RELIANCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RELIANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RELIANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RELIANCE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RELIANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of depending on someone or something with trust.
Reliance suggests a habit of leaning on a person, tool or idea. It can be healthy, as with reliance on a good doctor, or a weakness, as with heavy reliance on one customer.
How RELIANCE is used
Often followed by on or upon, as in reliance on experts.
- The town has a heavy reliance on tourism.
- Her reliance on notes made the talk stiff.
- They placed great reliance on the map.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RELIANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RELIANCE
The 8 tiles of RELIANCE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RELIANCE
1 longer words begin with RELIANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in RELIANCE
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Common questions about RELIANCE
- Is RELIANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RELIANCE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RELIANCE worth?
- RELIANCE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RELIANCE mean?
- The state of depending on someone or something with trust.
- What letters can be added to RELIANCE?
- RELIANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RELIANCE:
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