HAINCH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. HAINCH 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HAINCH?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAINCH is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAINCH
No single letter turns HAINCH into another word.
How HAINCH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HAINCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,226 thousand.
What stands out about HAINCH
- HAINCH begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with HAINCH
3 longer words begin with HAINCH.
Shorter words from the letters in HAINCH
Common questions about HAINCH
- Is HAINCH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HAINCH is not in it.
- How many points is HAINCH worth?
- HAINCH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HAINCH?
- No single letter can be added to HAINCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HAINCH:
Open HAINCH in the Word Finder