INCAPACIOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. INCAPACIOUS 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept INCAPACIOUS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INCAPACIOUS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INCAPACIOUS
No single letter turns INCAPACIOUS into another word.
How INCAPACIOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in INCAPACIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INCAPACIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about INCAPACIOUS
- INCAPACIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with INCAPACIOUS
1 longer words begin with INCAPACIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in INCAPACIOUS
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Common questions about INCAPACIOUS
- Is INCAPACIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCAPACIOUS, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INCAPACIOUS worth?
- INCAPACIOUS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INCAPACIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to INCAPACIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INCAPACIOUS:
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