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sconce

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Is sconce a Scrabble word?

Yes, sconce is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 10 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 sconce?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (Oxford University slang) An act of sconcing; very similar to a fine at Cambridge University, though a sconce is the act of issuing a penalty rather than the penalty itself.Examples: "."; "The table opposite started singing "shit sconce, shit scone^([sic]), shit sconce, shit sconce" […]"Synonyms: sconcing

verb (English)

1. (obsolete) To impose a fine, a forfeit, or a mulct.Examples: "The Rector sconced him in the buttery-book, but Webberly “wiped it off, with irreverent and unbeseeming language.” For this, he had to apologise, and go without his commons for three months."obsolete

2. (Oxford University slang) During a meal or as part of a drinking game, to announce some (usually outrageous) deed such that anyone who has done it must drink; similar to I have never; commonly associated with crewdates; very similar to fining at Cambridge University.Examples: "I sconce anyone who has ever…"

noun (English)

1. (obsolete) A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.Examples: "one that […] must raise a sconce by the highway and sell switches"obsolete

2. (architecture) A squinch.

verb (English)

1. (obsolete) to shut within a sconce; to imprison.obsolete

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "sconce"?

Scrabble
10 points
S1
C3
O1
N1
C3
E1
Words With Friends
13 points
S1
C4
O1
N2
C4
E1

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