SOLECISE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SOLECISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOLECISE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOLECISE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOLECISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOLECISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SOLECISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOLECISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SOLECISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rareBritish
To commit a solecism, that is, to make a grammatical mistake or a breach of manners.
The verb solecise is rare and a little bookish, and it is more often met in the noun solecism. A speaker who solecises breaks a rule of grammar, while a guest who does so breaks a rule of etiquette.
How SOLECISE is used
Solecise is the British spelling of a literary verb; solecize is the variant with z.
- The teacher warned them not to solecise in the formal essay.
- It is easy to solecise when using a language you barely know.
- He would rather solecise than sound pompous.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOLECISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOLECISE
2 longer words begin with SOLECISE.
Shorter words from the letters in SOLECISE
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Common questions about SOLECISE
- Is SOLECISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOLECISE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOLECISE worth?
- SOLECISE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOLECISE mean?
- To commit a solecism, that is, to make a grammatical mistake or a breach of manners.
- What letters can be added to SOLECISE?
- SOLECISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SOLECISE:
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