SILENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SILENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SILENCE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SILENCE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SILENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SILENCE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SILENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 140,358.
What stands out about SILENCE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SILENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Complete absence of sound, or a time when no one speaks.
A silence can be restful, awkward or threatening depending on who is present. As a verb, to silence someone means to stop them speaking, and to silence a gun means to fit a device that muffles its noise.
How SILENCE is used
Silence works as an everyday noun and verb, and appears in many fixed phrases.
- A heavy silence followed the announcement.
- The librarian asked for silence in the reading room.
- The new law could silence critics of the government.
- They sat in silence and watched the sunset.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SILENCE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SILENCE
The 7 tiles of SILENCE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SILENCE
4 longer words begin with SILENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in SILENCE
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Common questions about SILENCE
- Is SILENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SILENCE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SILENCE worth?
- SILENCE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SILENCE mean?
- Complete absence of sound, or a time when no one speaks.
- What letters can be added to SILENCE?
- SILENCE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SILENCE:
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