What SCONCES Means
SCONCES is a form of SCONCE, which means:
- noun: a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
- noun: a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
SCONCES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 C3 O1 N1 C3 E1 S1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 61 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In SCONCES
60 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (5)
5 letter words (10)
4 letter words (21)
3 letter words (16)
2 letter words (8)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.