USANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. USANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept USANCE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful USANCE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for USANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
usancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How USANCE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in USANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about USANCE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does USANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaiclegal
The customary period allowed for paying a bill of exchange, or more generally an accepted habit or custom.
In old commercial practice, trading countries agreed how long a foreign bill could run before payment fell due, and that agreed span was called the usance. It also had a looser sense of usage or custom, and sometimes meant interest paid on a loan. The word is a cousin of usage and use, borrowed through French.
How USANCE is used
Archaic; met in financial history and in literary writing rather than in modern speech.
- The bill was drawn at a usance of sixty days.
- By long usance the merchants settled accounts in spring.
- He paid usance on the loan along with the principal.
- The usance varied from one trading port to another.
- Custom and usance governed the whole market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of USANCE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of USANCE
The 6 tiles of USANCE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with USANCE
1 longer words begin with USANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in USANCE
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Common questions about USANCE
- Is USANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts USANCE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is USANCE worth?
- USANCE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does USANCE mean?
- The customary period allowed for paying a bill of exchange, or more generally an accepted habit or custom.
- What letters can be added to USANCE?
- USANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of USANCE:
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