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Allowance

/əˈlaʊəns/

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:18 pts9 letters
Definition of Allowance

noun

  1. Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting
  2. Acknowledgment.
  3. That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity.

    "her meagre allowance of food or drink"

  4. Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances

    "to make allowance for his naivety"

  5. A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country.

    "Tare and tret are examples of allowance."

verb

  1. To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).

    "The captain was obliged to allowance his crew."

  2. To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.

    "Our provisions were allowanced."

Anagrams of Allowance

No exact anagrams found for "allowance". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "allowance" and rearranging:

+dallowanced
+sallowances
Related Word Patterns
AL...Words starting with "al"...CEWords ending with "ce"All 9-letter wordsUnscramble "allowance"
Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

penalty
Letter Values
a1
l1
l1
o1
w4
a1
n1
c3
e1

Total: 14 Scrabble points

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Find Anagrams of "allowance"All 9-Letter WordsWords Starting With "A"
Rhymes With Allowance
abduceaberranceabeyanceabhorrenceabidanceabsenceabsorbanceabsorptanceabstinenceabundanceaccedenceacceptance
Related 9-Letter Words
aardvarksaasvogelsabamperesabandonedabandonerabasementabashedlyabashmentabatementabattisesabattoirsabbotciesabbotshipabcoulombabdicable

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Allowance"

Allowance is a 9-letter word that scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Allowance" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "allowance" is a medium-scoring word.