SONANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SONANCE 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 SONANCE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SONANCE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SONANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sonancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SONANCE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SONANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 154,394.
What does SONANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rareliterary
The quality or state of being sonant, or a sound or tune produced.
Sonance is a bookish word that stresses the sounding quality of something rather than its meaning. Writers use it when they want to talk about resonance and tone in a slightly old-fashioned way.
How SONANCE is used
Sonance is rare and mostly found in older or deliberately poetic prose.
- The sonance of the bell carried across the whole valley.
- He admired the rich sonance of her voice.
- Old poems often play with the sonance of repeated vowels.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SONANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SONANCE
The 7 tiles of SONANCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SONANCE
1 longer words begin with SONANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in SONANCE
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Common questions about SONANCE
- Is SONANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SONANCE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SONANCE worth?
- SONANCE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SONANCE mean?
- The quality or state of being sonant, or a sound or tune produced.
- What letters can be added to SONANCE?
- SONANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SONANCE:
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