TRENCHANCY is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. TRENCHANCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRENCHANCY?
| 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 TRENCHANCY is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRENCHANCY
No single letter turns TRENCHANCY into another word.
How TRENCHANCY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TRENCHANCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRENCHANCY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRENCHANCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Sharpness and forcefulness of thought, speech or writing.
Trenchancy is what makes an argument cut straight to the point without softening. Reviewers praise the trenchancy of a critic or satirist who says exactly what others only hint at.
How TRENCHANCY is used
A formal word, typically used to praise or describe writing, wit and criticism.
- The editorial was admired for its trenchancy.
- She answered the question with characteristic trenchancy.
- His trenchancy made him both feared and respected in debate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRENCHANCY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TRENCHANCY
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Common questions about TRENCHANCY
- Is TRENCHANCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRENCHANCY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRENCHANCY worth?
- TRENCHANCY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRENCHANCY mean?
- Sharpness and forcefulness of thought, speech or writing.
- What letters can be added to TRENCHANCY?
- No single letter can be added to TRENCHANCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TRENCHANCY:
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