TANGENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TANGENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TANGENCE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TANGENCE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TANGENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tangencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TANGENCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TANGENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TANGENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TANGENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The state of touching at a single point, as a line touching a curve.
Tangence is an uncommon spelling of tangency, a term from geometry. It is the situation in which two lines or curves meet without crossing.
How TANGENCE is used
The word tangence is rare, and most writers choose tangency instead.
- The point of tangence was marked on the diagram.
- Proving tangence required a careful look at the angles.
- Their tangence was so slight that it was almost invisible.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TANGENCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TANGENCE
1 longer words begin with TANGENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in TANGENCE
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Common questions about TANGENCE
- Is TANGENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TANGENCE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TANGENCE worth?
- TANGENCE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TANGENCE mean?
- The state of touching at a single point, as a line touching a curve.
- What letters can be added to TANGENCE?
- TANGENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TANGENCE:
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