GRINCHES is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. GRINCHES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableGRINCHES · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept GRINCHES?
| 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: 39 / 100
39WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.75
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.5%
Our own measure of how useful GRINCHES is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRINCHES
No single letter turns GRINCHES into another word.
How GRINCHES scores
Scrabble g2r1i1n1c3h4e1s1 14
Words with Friends g3r1i1n2c4h3e1s1 16
Face value of the 8 tiles in GRINCHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRINCHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GRINCHES
- All 8 letters of GRINCHES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in GRINCHES
chigres13 ginches13 screigh13 inchers12 nichers12 richens12 hingers11 cringes10 chigre12 chings12 eching12 grinch12 chines11 chinse11 enrich11 incher11 inches11 nicher11 niches11 richen11 riches11 hinger10 hinges10 neighs10 nigher10 sigher10 cering9 cringe9 grices9 rhines9 shiner9 shrine9 crines8 scrine8 greins7 reigns7 renigs7 resign7 sering7 signer7
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Common questions about GRINCHES
- Is GRINCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRINCHES, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRINCHES worth?
- GRINCHES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GRINCHES?
- No single letter can be added to GRINCHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GRINCHES:
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