SECONDE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SECONDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SECONDE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SECONDE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SECONDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SECONDE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SECONDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 157,903.
What does SECONDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The second of the eight basic positions for parrying in fencing.
In seconde the hand is turned palm down and the blade guards the lower outside line. Fencing students learn seconde after prime, before they move on to the higher positions.
How SECONDE is used
Seconde is a French fencing term used in coaching and swordsmanship books.
- The coach showed us how to parry in seconde.
- He dropped his point into seconde to block the low thrust.
- Seconde guards the lower part of the body.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SECONDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SECONDE
The 7 tiles of SECONDE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SECONDE
6 longer words begin with SECONDE.
Shorter words from the letters in SECONDE
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Common questions about SECONDE
- Is SECONDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SECONDE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SECONDE worth?
- SECONDE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SECONDE mean?
- The second of the eight basic positions for parrying in fencing.
- What letters can be added to SECONDE?
- SECONDE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SECONDE:
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