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allowance

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Is allowance a Scrabble word?

Yes, allowance is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 14 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of allowance?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (commerce) A deduction from the gross weight of goods, such as to discount their container's weight or per a custom differing by country.Examples: "Minus the allowance, the total came to thirteen tons."countableuncountable

2. (horse racing) A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry.Examples: "On the Flat, an apprentice jockey starts with an allowance of 7 lb."Antonyms: penaltycountableuncountable

3. (minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.countableuncountable

4. (obsolete) Approval; approbation.Examples: "[…]gave allowance where he needed none"countableobsoleteuncountable

5. (obsolete) License; indulgence.Examples: "this Allowance for their Transgressions"countableobsoleteuncountable

6. (engineering) A planned deviation between an exact dimension and a nominal or theoretical dimension.countableuncountable

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).Examples: "The captain was obliged to allowance his crew."transitive

2. (transitive) To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.Examples: "Our provisions were allowanced."transitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "allowance"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "allowance"?

Scrabble
14 points
A1
L1
L1
O1
W4
A1
N1
C3
E1
Words With Friends
18 points
A1
L2
L2
O1
W4
A1
N2
C4
E1

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