SESTERCE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SESTERCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SESTERCE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SESTERCE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SESTERCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sestercesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SESTERCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SESTERCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SESTERCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SESTERCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An ancient Roman silver or bronze coin worth a quarter of a denarius.
The sesterce was the everyday unit in which Roman writers priced goods, salaries, and fortunes. Because it was small, large sums were expressed in thousands of them.
How SESTERCE is used
Sesterce is used in writing about ancient Rome and coin collecting.
- A loaf of bread cost only a sesterce or two in Pompeii.
- The emperor paid each soldier a bonus of several hundred sesterces.
- Collectors prize a worn sesterce bearing a famous face.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SESTERCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SESTERCE
The 8 tiles of SESTERCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SESTERCE
1 longer words begin with SESTERCE.
Shorter words from the letters in SESTERCE
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Common questions about SESTERCE
- Is SESTERCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SESTERCE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SESTERCE worth?
- SESTERCE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SESTERCE mean?
- An ancient Roman silver or bronze coin worth a quarter of a denarius.
- What letters can be added to SESTERCE?
- SESTERCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SESTERCE:
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