Scrabble and Words with Friends

• SILENCE is a valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• SILENCE is a valid Words with Friends word worth 12 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• SILENCE is a 7 letter word containing the letters c, e, e, i, l, n, s.

Definitions

• silence

  noun the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
  there was a shocked silence
  he gestured for silence

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• silence

  noun the absence of sound
  he needed silence in order to sleep

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• silence

  noun a refusal to speak when expected
  his silence about my contribution was surprising

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• silence

  noun the trait of keeping things secret

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• silence

  verb cause to be quiet or not talk
  Please silence the children in the church!

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• silence

  verb keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure
  All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power

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• Lookup SILENCE using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

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Words that sound like 'silence'

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