SOMNOLENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SOMNOLENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOMNOLENCE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOMNOLENCE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOMNOLENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
somnolencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOMNOLENCE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SOMNOLENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOMNOLENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SOMNOLENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A state of sleepiness or drowsiness.
Somnolence suggests a heavy, lingering drowsiness, such as after a big lunch or a long lecture. Doctors also use somnolence for abnormal sleepiness.
How SOMNOLENCE is used
Somnolence appears in formal and medical writing and in humorous descriptions of afternoon slumps.
- A warm somnolence crept over the classroom.
- The medicine can cause somnolence in some patients.
- Hot sun and humming bees brought on a pleasant somnolence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOMNOLENCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOMNOLENCE
1 longer words begin with SOMNOLENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in SOMNOLENCE
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Common questions about SOMNOLENCE
- Is SOMNOLENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOMNOLENCE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOMNOLENCE worth?
- SOMNOLENCE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOMNOLENCE mean?
- A state of sleepiness or drowsiness.
- What letters can be added to SOMNOLENCE?
- SOMNOLENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SOMNOLENCE:
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