INCENSE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. INCENSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INCENSE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INCENSE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INCENSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INCENSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in INCENSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 224,573.
What does INCENSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A substance, often resin or a gum, burned to give off a sweet-smelling smoke.
Incense has been burned in temples, churches and homes for thousands of years, and it is sold as sticks, cones or grains. The same spelling is also a verb that means to make someone very angry, though it is said with a different stress.
How INCENSE is used
As a noun incense is uncountable and is stressed on the first syllable, while the verb is stressed on the second.
- The scent of incense hung in the old church.
- She lit a stick of incense before she began to read.
- Frankincense is a resin once traded as incense across the desert.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INCENSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INCENSE
6 longer words begin with INCENSE.
Shorter words from the letters in INCENSE
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Common questions about INCENSE
- Is INCENSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCENSE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INCENSE worth?
- INCENSE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INCENSE mean?
- A substance, often resin or a gum, burned to give off a sweet-smelling smoke.
- What letters can be added to INCENSE?
- INCENSE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of INCENSE:
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