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/vɔɪs/
nounverb

VOICE meaning: sound made by the mouth, especially in speech or song; it scores 10 Scrabble points and is a Wordle answer.

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Noun 4 meanings

  1. Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character.

    “The human voice is the oldest musical instrument in history.”

  2. Sound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants.

  3. The tone or sound emitted by an object.

  4. The faculty or power of utterance.

    “to cultivate the voice”

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce

    “He voiced the sentiments of the nation.”

  2. To utter audibly, with tone and not just breath.

  3. To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of

    “voice the pipes of an organ”

  4. To assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English voice, voys, vois, borrowed from Anglo-Norman voiz, voys, voice, Old French vois, voiz (Modern French voix), from Latin vōcem, accusative form of vōx (“voice”). Cognate with Sanskrit वाच् (vāc), Ancient Greek ὄψ (óps), Persian آواز (âvâz).

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VOICE is a familiar five-letter word with an unusually narrow set of letter rearrangements: it has no anagrams, and VOILE is its only one-letter neighbour. Its Scrabble face value is 10, with V supplying four points. Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE include the word.

VOICE at a glance

  • VOICE has five letters and a Scrabble face value of 10 points.
  • Wordle accepts VOICE as a guess, and VOICE is also an answer.
  • Rearranging the letters in VOICE produces no anagrams.
  • VOILE is the only one-letter neighbour of VOICE.
  • VOICE rhymes with 12 words, including choice, price, and twice.

VOICE meaning: sound and speech

A voice is sound made through the mouth, especially sound used in speech or song. The word can also mean the ability or power to speak, so it describes both a sound and the faculty that produces it.

In its more specific sound sense, voice comes from vibration of the vocal cords. That separates voiced sound from a whisper, which relies on breath without the same vocal-cord vibration. VOICE also describes the tone emitted by an object.

How does VOICE score in Scrabble?

VOICE scores 10 points before any board premiums: V is worth 4, C is worth 3, and O, I, and E are worth 1 point each. The V accounts for the largest share of the word’s face value.

That V is the tile to protect if you are weighing a play, but the other four letters keep the word’s base score moderate. The 10-point total is the tile value alone; a premium square can change the score of a particular play.

Can VOICE be a Wordle answer?

Yes. VOICE is both an allowed guess and an answer in Wordle. Its familiar spelling gives you a five-letter candidate with two common vowels, but the V and C still need to fit your revealed positions.

The VOICE meaning centres on sound, and its rhyme family includes choice, office, advice, and service. VOILE is its sole one-letter neighbour; no other word in that close-change group offers a fallback. For broader play, check your game's word list.

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Questions people ask

Is VOICE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VOICE is valid in Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE. Its face value is 10 points: V contributes 4, C contributes 3, and O, I, and E contribute 1 each. Board premiums can change the score of an individual play.
What is the highest-scoring letter in VOICE?
V is the highest-scoring letter in VOICE, worth 4 Scrabble points. C is next at 3 points, while O, I, and E are each worth 1. Together, those tile values give VOICE a base score of 10.
Does VOICE have any anagrams?
No, VOICE has no anagrams in the word-game lists represented here. Its letters can form no other word in that set. For a close spelling instead, VOILE is its only one-letter neighbour, changing just the C to L.

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