WENCH
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Definition
Pronunciation: //wɛnt͡ʃ//
noun
- (archaic, now dialectal or humorous, possibly offensive) A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one."Jane played the role of a wench in an Elizabethan comedy."
- (archaic, now dialectal or humorous, possibly offensive) A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one."The woman is a brazen, hard-looking wench, a female pedlar, who hawks needles, thread, cheap looking-glasses, pious pictures, almanacs, hair-pins, ballads, of the most humble pattern, through the country."
- (archaic or dialectal) Used as a term of endearment for a female person, especially a wife, daughter, or girlfriend: darling, sweetheart."When I am dead, good Wench, / Let me be vs'd with Honor; ſtrew me ouer / With Maiden Flowers, that all the world may know / I was a chaſte Wife, to my Graue: [...]"
- (archaic) A woman servant; a maidservant."When they had kyndled a fyre in the myddes of the palys / and were sett doune to gedder / Peter alsoo sate doune amonge them. And won off the wenches / as he sate / beholde him by the light and sett goode eyesight on him / and sayde: This same was also with hym. Then he denyed hym sayinge: Woman I knowe hym nott."
verb
- (intransitive, archaic, now humorous) To frequent prostitutes; to whore; also, to womanize."This is ſure ſome hide-bound ſtudent, that proportions his expence by his penſion; and wencheth at Tottenham court for ſtewed prunes and cheeſcakes."
- (intransitive, archaic) To act as a wench."λαικάζω, to wench"
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 5 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 13 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 14 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- Yes
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'WENCH'?
The word WENCH is worth 13 points in Scrabble.
W4
E1
N1
C3
H4
Total: 13 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'WENCH'?
The word WENCH is worth 14 points in Words With Friends.
W4
E1
N2
C4
H3
Total: 14 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.