Is CINCHING valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts CINCHING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is CINCHING worth?

CINCHING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CINCHING?

CINCHING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

CINCHING is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points

Yes. CINCHING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.

c3i1n1c3h4i1n1g2

PlayableCINCHING · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF

16points in Scrabble

20points in Words with Friends

8letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept CINCHING?

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: 43 / 100

43WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

rack + board tile

Tile availability 20%

4.87%

Our own measure of how useful CINCHING is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CINCHING

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

cinchings17

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CINCHING scores

Scrabble c3i1n1c3h4i1n1g2 16

Words with Friends c4i1n2c4h3i1n2g3 20

Face value of the 8 tiles in CINCHING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
c	2	2
i	2	9
n	2	6
h	1	2
g	1	3

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CINCHING has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with CINCHING

cinchings17

1 longer words begin with CINCHING.

Shorter words from the letters in CINCHING

chining13 inching13 niching13 iching12 cinch12 ching11 ginch11 icing8 chic11 chin9 inch9 hing8 nigh8 ginn5 chi8 hic8 ich8 ghi7 cig6 hin6 gin4 ing4 inn3 ch7 hi5 gi3 in2

Common questions about CINCHING

Is CINCHING valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts CINCHING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is CINCHING worth?: CINCHING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CINCHING?: CINCHING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CINCHING:

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