TENDANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TENDANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TENDANCE?
| 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 TENDANCE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENDANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tendancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TENDANCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TENDANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TENDANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TENDANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
Watchful care and attention given to someone, or the people who attend on a person.
Tendance belongs to older English, where it suggested nursing or waiting upon a patient or master. It once also meant the group of attendants themselves.
How TENDANCE is used
The word tendance is archaic and appears chiefly in old literature.
- The sick man needed constant tendance.
- She repaid his kindness with careful tendance.
- A large tendance followed the prince everywhere.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENDANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TENDANCE
1 longer words begin with TENDANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in TENDANCE
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Common questions about TENDANCE
- Is TENDANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENDANCE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENDANCE worth?
- TENDANCE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENDANCE mean?
- Watchful care and attention given to someone, or the people who attend on a person.
- What letters can be added to TENDANCE?
- TENDANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TENDANCE:
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