INCANDESCENCY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. INCANDESCENCY 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept INCANDESCENCY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INCANDESCENCY is to know. It scores 23 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INCANDESCENCY
No single letter turns INCANDESCENCY into another word.
How INCANDESCENCY scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in INCANDESCENCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| c | 3 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. INCANDESCENCY needs 1 blank tile.
Shorter words from the letters in INCANDESCENCY
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Common questions about INCANDESCENCY
- Is INCANDESCENCY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and INCANDESCENCY is not in it.
- How many points is INCANDESCENCY worth?
- INCANDESCENCY is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INCANDESCENCY?
- No single letter can be added to INCANDESCENCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of INCANDESCENCY:
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