REPROBANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. REPROBANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REPROBANCE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REPROBANCE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REPROBANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
reprobancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REPROBANCE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in REPROBANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REPROBANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REPROBANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
obsoleteliterary
Strong disapproval or condemnation, especially of a wicked act.
Reprobance is an obsolete relative of reprobation, found in Elizabethan writing. Modern readers meet it almost only in the plays of Shakespeare and in notes explaining them.
How REPROBANCE is used
Obsolete; seen only in older literature and glossaries.
- The king's reprobance fell upon the traitor.
- He lived in reprobance after the scandal.
- A footnote explains the word reprobance in this line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REPROBANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REPROBANCE
1 longer words begin with REPROBANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in REPROBANCE
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Common questions about REPROBANCE
- Is REPROBANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REPROBANCE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REPROBANCE worth?
- REPROBANCE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REPROBANCE mean?
- Strong disapproval or condemnation, especially of a wicked act.
- What letters can be added to REPROBANCE?
- REPROBANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of REPROBANCE:
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