HANCHING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. HANCHING 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 HANCHING?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HANCHING is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANCHING
No single letter turns HANCHING into another word.
How HANCHING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HANCHING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HANCHING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HANCHING mean in Scrabble?
HANCHING is the -ing form (present participle) of HANCH.
HANCH(verb) — To snap or bite at something suddenly with the jaws.
Shorter words from the letters in HANCHING
Showing 40 of 74. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about HANCHING
- Is HANCHING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HANCHING is not in it.
- How many points is HANCHING worth?
- HANCHING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HANCHING?
- No single letter can be added to HANCHING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HANCHING:
Open HANCHING in the Word Finder