CRINGINGLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. CRINGINGLY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CRINGINGLY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRINGINGLY is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRINGINGLY
No single letter turns CRINGINGLY into another word.
How CRINGINGLY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CRINGINGLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRINGINGLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRINGINGLY mean in Scrabble?
CRINGINGLY is the adverb formed from CRINGING.
Shorter words from the letters in CRINGINGLY
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Common questions about CRINGINGLY
- Is CRINGINGLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRINGINGLY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRINGINGLY worth?
- CRINGINGLY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CRINGINGLY?
- No single letter can be added to CRINGINGLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CRINGINGLY:
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