FRANCHISE

9 letters, 17 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What FRANCHISE Means

noun: an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
noun: a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
verb: grant a franchise to

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

FRANCHISE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as F4 R1 A1 N1 C3 H4 I1 S1 E1.

Words Made From The Letters In FRANCHISE

571 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.

8 letter words (4)

ARCHINES FANCIERS FRANCISE INARCHES

7 letter words (29)

6 letter words (89)

5 letter words (157)

4 letter words (169)

3 letter words (97)

ACE ACH AHI AHS AIN AIR AIS ANE ANI ANS ARC ARE ARF ARS ASH CAN CAR CHA CHE CHI CIS EAN EAR EAS ECH EFS EHS ENS ERA ERF ERN ERS FAE FAH FAN FAR FAS FEH FEN FER FES FIE FIN FIR FRA HAE HAN HAS HEN HER HES HIC HIE HIN HIS ICE ICH IFS INS IRE ISH NAE NAH NAS NEF NIE NIS RAH RAI RAN RAS REC REF REH REI REN RES RIA RIF RIN SAC SAE SAI SAN SAR SEA SEC SEI SEN SER SHA SHE SIC SIF SIN SIR SRI

2 letter words (26)

AE AH AI AN AR AS CH EA EF EH EN ER ES FA FE HA HE HI IF IN IS NA NE RE SH SI

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