SAPIENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SAPIENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAPIENCE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAPIENCE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAPIENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sapiencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAPIENCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SAPIENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAPIENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SAPIENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Deep wisdom and sound judgement.
Sapience suggests insight gained from thought and experience rather than mere cleverness. Science fiction also uses it for the human-level intelligence that sets a species apart. A rarer form is sapiency.
How SAPIENCE is used
Literary or philosophical; in science fiction it marks higher intelligence.
- The elder was admired for his calm sapience.
- The novel asks whether machines can ever reach sapience.
- Her sapience showed in the way she resolved the quarrel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAPIENCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAPIENCE
1 longer words begin with SAPIENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in SAPIENCE
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Common questions about SAPIENCE
- Is SAPIENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAPIENCE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAPIENCE worth?
- SAPIENCE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAPIENCE mean?
- Deep wisdom and sound judgement.
- What letters can be added to SAPIENCE?
- SAPIENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SAPIENCE:
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