HAINCHING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. HAINCHING 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HAINCHING?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAINCHING is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAINCHING
No single letter turns HAINCHING into another word.
How HAINCHING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HAINCHING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HAINCHING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HAINCHING mean in Scrabble?
HAINCHING is the -ing form (present participle) of HAINCH.
Shorter words from the letters in HAINCHING
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Common questions about HAINCHING
- Is HAINCHING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HAINCHING is not in it.
- How many points is HAINCHING worth?
- HAINCHING is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HAINCHING?
- No single letter can be added to HAINCHING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HAINCHING:
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