SIXPENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. SIXPENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIXPENCE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIXPENCE is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIXPENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sixpencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIXPENCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SIXPENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SIXPENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SIXPENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishhistorical
A former British silver coin worth six old pennies, or half a shilling.
The sixpence was minted until 1970 and withdrawn from circulation in 1980, after decimal money came in. A sixpence in the Christmas pudding was once a sign of good luck. Many people recall it from the nursery rhyme about a pocket full of rye.
How SIXPENCE is used
Sixpence belongs to British money history and nostalgic or literary writing.
- He found an old sixpence in the drawer.
- A sixpence was hidden in the Christmas pudding.
- Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIXPENCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SIXPENCE
1 longer words begin with SIXPENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in SIXPENCE
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Common questions about SIXPENCE
- Is SIXPENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIXPENCE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIXPENCE worth?
- SIXPENCE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIXPENCE mean?
- A former British silver coin worth six old pennies, or half a shilling.
- What letters can be added to SIXPENCE?
- SIXPENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SIXPENCE:
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