advice
The ADVICE meaning is guidance offered to help someone act; this six-letter word scores 12 Scrabble points and has one one-letter neighbour, ADVISE.
Noun 4 meanings
An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.
“She was offered various pieces of advice on what to do.”
In language about financial transactions executed by formal documents, an advisory document.
“An advice of an incoming settlement payment order may be given to an off-line receiving bank.”
In commercial language, information communicated by letter; used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange.
“a letter of advice”
A communication providing information, such as how an uncertain area of law might apply to possible future actions.
“An advice issued by a Monitoring Committee could be applicable in a Dutch court”
Etymology
From Middle English avys, from Old French avis, rebracketed from the phrase ce m'est a vis (“I think”, “it seems to me”, literally “it is to my view”), where vis is from Latin vīsus (“vision, sight”). The unhistoric -d- was introduced during the 15th century due to influence from advise and ad-, see advance.
Similar and opposite words
ADVICE is a familiar English word for guidance meant to influence what someone does. Its frequency count is 34,773, which fits its everyday role in phrases about choices, work, and practical decisions. The spelling also has an unusual profile for word games: its six different letters make no anagrams, and only one word sits a single letter away.
ADVICE meaning and word patterns
- ADVICE is a noun meaning guidance offered to help someone decide or act.
- The word has six letters and scores 12 points before any board bonuses.
- ADVISE is its only one-letter neighbour: change the C to an S.
- Rearranging all six letters produces no anagrams.
- Its rhymes include NOTICE, CHOICE, VOICE, SERVICE, and OFFICE.
What does ADVICE mean?
ADVICE means an opinion or recommendation offered to guide another person’s behaviour. You might give advice about a decision, or ask someone for advice before taking action. The core idea is guidance intended to be helpful, not a command.
The noun has more formal uses too: it can refer to an advisory document or a communication that supplies information. Keep ADVICE distinct from ADVISE: advice is the thing you give, while advise is the act of giving it. That spelling switch also creates the word’s sole one-letter neighbour.
What is the ADVICE Scrabble score?
ADVICE scores 12 points in Scrabble before premiums. The tile values add up as A 1, D 2, V 4, I 1, C 3, and E 1. V supplies the largest single share, so the word’s score comes from its valuable middle letters rather than a repeated high-value tile.
A letter premium under V or C raises the total; a word premium multiplies the whole play. The score alone does not settle whether a play is legal in your game, so check the word list your game uses before challenging it. With no anagram and just ADVISE as a one-letter alternative, spelling accuracy matters more here than rearranging tiles.
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