SIBILANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SIBILANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIBILANCE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIBILANCE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIBILANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sibilancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIBILANCE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SIBILANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SIBILANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SIBILANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hissing quality in speech or sound, produced by letters such as s and sh.
Poets use sibilance deliberately to evoke whispers, wind or snakes. Speech therapists and sound engineers treat excessive sibilance as a flaw to be corrected.
How SIBILANCE is used
Used in literary criticism, speech therapy and audio recording.
- The poem relies on sibilance to imitate the rustle of leaves.
- The microphone exaggerated the sibilance in her voice.
- A de-esser reduces harsh sibilance in recordings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIBILANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SIBILANCE
1 longer words begin with SIBILANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in SIBILANCE
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Common questions about SIBILANCE
- Is SIBILANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIBILANCE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIBILANCE worth?
- SIBILANCE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIBILANCE mean?
- A hissing quality in speech or sound, produced by letters such as s and sh.
- What letters can be added to SIBILANCE?
- SIBILANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SIBILANCE:
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