CINCH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CINCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CINCH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CINCH is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CINCH
No single letter turns CINCH into another word.
How CINCH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CINCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 697,107.
What does CINCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
Something that is very easy to do, or a certainty; also, a strap fastened tightly to hold a saddle in place.
In everyday American speech, calling a task a cinch means it will take almost no effort, as in the exam was a cinch. The word's older, literal sense comes from riding: a cinch is the girth strap that a rider tightens under a horse to keep the saddle from slipping. Both senses share the idea of something made firm and secure, whether that is a saddle on a horse's back or the outcome of an easy task. The figurative use is now far more common than the saddle strap it grew from.
How CINCH is used
Informal in the sense of an easy task, chiefly North American; the saddle strap sense is more literal and specialised.
- Fixing the leaky tap was a real cinch.
- He tightened the cinch before mounting the horse.
- Winning that match looked like a cinch for the champion.
- She checked the cinch twice before the long ride.
- Parking here is a cinch once you know the trick.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CINCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CINCH
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Shorter words from the letters in CINCH
Common questions about CINCH
- Is CINCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CINCH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CINCH worth?
- CINCH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CINCH mean?
- Something that is very easy to do, or a certainty; also, a strap fastened tightly to hold a saddle in place.
- What letters can be added to CINCH?
- No single letter can be added to CINCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CINCH:
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