HAINCHED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. HAINCHED 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HAINCHED?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAINCHED is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAINCHED
No single letter turns HAINCHED into another word.
How HAINCHED scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HAINCHED, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HAINCHED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HAINCHED mean in Scrabble?
HAINCHED is the past tense or past participle of HAINCH.
Shorter words from the letters in HAINCHED
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Common questions about HAINCHED
- Is HAINCHED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HAINCHED is not in it.
- How many points is HAINCHED worth?
- HAINCHED is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HAINCHED?
- No single letter can be added to HAINCHED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HAINCHED:
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