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Is licence a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word licence is a Scrabble US word. The word licence is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is licence a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word licence is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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Is licence a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word licence is a Words With Friends word. The word licence is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

LICENCE,

5-letter words (4 found)

CLINE,INCEL,INCLE,NIECE,

4-letter words (9 found)

CEIL,CIEL,CINE,ECCE,EINE,LICE,LIEN,LINE,NICE,

3-letter words (13 found)

CEE,CEL,EEL,EEN,ENE,ICE,LEE,LEI,LIE,LIN,NEE,NIE,NIL,

2-letter words (6 found)

EE,EL,EN,IN,LI,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 34 words from licence according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of licence

licence

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaɪsəns/
  • Hyphenation: li‧cence

Noun

licence (countable and uncountable, plural licences)

  1. (UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore) Standard spelling of license.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

licence (third-person singular simple present licences, present participle licencing, simple past and past participle licenced)

  1. (UK, Canada, South Africa, nonstandard) Misspelling of license.

Usage notes

  • In British English, Canadian English, Irish English, Australian English, South African English, and New Zealand English the noun is spelled licence and the verb is license.
  • The spelling licence is not used for either part of speech in the United States.

Translations

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin licentia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɪt͡sɛnt͡sɛ]

Noun

licence f

  1. licence (UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand), license (US)

Declension

Further reading

  • licence in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • licence in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French licence, borrowed from Latin licentia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.sɑ̃s/
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃s
  • Homophone: licences

Noun

licence f (plural licences)

  1. licence
  2. permit, certificate
  3. (education) bachelor's degree (more accurately in France Bac+3)
  4. (somewhat archaic) licence: excessive or undue freedom or liberty

Derived terms

  • licence poétique
  • licencier
    • licenciement
  • licencieux

Related terms

  • loisir

Descendants

  • → Turkish: lisans

Further reading

  • “licence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hungarian

Etymology

licenc +‎ -e (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlit͡sɛnt͡sɛ]
  • Hyphenation: li‧cen‧ce

Noun

licence

  1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of licenc

Declension

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin licentia.

Noun

licence oblique singular, f (oblique plural licences, nominative singular licence, nominative plural licences)

  1. leave; permission to be away, to be not present

Descendants

  • French: licence
  • → English: licence, license

Source: wiktionary.org