WHENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. WHENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHENCE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHENCE is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHENCE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WHENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 376,279.
What does WHENCE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
formalliterary
From what place, source or cause.
Whence belongs to formal and old-fashioned style. It already contains the idea of from, so careful writers avoid saying from whence, although the longer form is common.
How WHENCE is used
Whence appears in questions and in clauses, mainly in literary or legal writing.
- Whence did this strange rumour come?
- He returned to the village whence he had fled.
- The river rises in the hills, whence it flows to the sea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHENCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHENCE
4 longer words begin with WHENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in WHENCE
Common questions about WHENCE
- Is WHENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHENCE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHENCE worth?
- WHENCE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHENCE mean?
- From what place, source or cause.
- What letters can be added to WHENCE?
- WHENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WHENCE:
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