Scrabble Dictionary
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ADVANCE
Scrabble Validity
✅ Valid Word
Valid in:
- SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK)
- TWL/NWL (Scrabble US)
- ENABLE (Words with Friends)
Tile Values
A
1
D
2
V
4
A
1
N
1
C
3
E
1
Σ
13
Definitions
Verb
- rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
- develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
- increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"
- develop further; "We are advancing technology every day"
- bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument"
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"; "win points"
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"
- cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"
- move forward; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward"
- pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?"
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
- contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
Noun
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market"
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"
- a change for the better; progress in development
- a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops"
- an amount paid before it is earned
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
About the word ADVANCE
Yes, ADVANCE is a valid Scrabble word. If you play it, you can score 13 points in Scrabble. Because it is a 7-letter word, playing it will also earn you a bingo bonus if you use all your tiles! It is recognized as a playable word in the SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK), TWL/NWL (Scrabble US), ENABLE (Words with Friends) dictionaries.
ADVANCE is a 7-letter word. It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.