SENESCE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SENESCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SENESCE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SENESCE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SENESCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SENESCE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SENESCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,011 thousand.
What does SENESCE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To grow old, or to decline with age, as a living organism does.
Biologists say leaves senesce in autumn when the plant stops feeding them and they slowly yellow. The word is gentler and more technical than simply growing old, and suits cells, tissues and whole organisms.
How SENESCE is used
Senesce is a formal word, used mostly in biology and in literary descriptions of ageing.
- Leaves senesce once the days grow short.
- Cultured cells eventually senesce and stop dividing.
- Flowers will senesce faster in hot weather.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SENESCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SENESCE
The 7 tiles of SENESCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SENESCE
5 longer words begin with SENESCE.
Shorter words from the letters in SENESCE
Common questions about SENESCE
- Is SENESCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SENESCE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SENESCE worth?
- SENESCE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SENESCE mean?
- To grow old, or to decline with age, as a living organism does.
- What letters can be added to SENESCE?
- SENESCE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SENESCE:
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