HAINCHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. HAINCHES 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HAINCHES?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAINCHES is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAINCHES
No single letter turns HAINCHES into another word.
How HAINCHES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HAINCHES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HAINCHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HAINCHES mean in Scrabble?
HAINCHES is the present-tense form of HAINCH used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in HAINCHES
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Common questions about HAINCHES
- Is HAINCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HAINCHES is not in it.
- How many points is HAINCHES worth?
- HAINCHES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HAINCHES?
- No single letter can be added to HAINCHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HAINCHES:
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