INCENT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. INCENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INCENT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INCENT is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INCENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
incentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INCENT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INCENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,320.
What does INCENT mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To give someone an incentive to act in a particular way.
Incent is a back-formation from incentive, built the way many business terms are, by trimming a noun down to a shorter verb. Companies incent employees or customers by offering bonuses, discounts, or rewards meant to encourage a particular behaviour, such as hitting a sales target. Many style guides still frown on incent as unnecessary jargon, preferring motivate or provide an incentive, but the word is common in corporate and marketing writing all the same.
How INCENT is used
Informal business jargon; common in corporate and marketing contexts, often criticised as unnecessary.
- The plan is meant to incent staff to hit their quarterly targets.
- Retailers incent early shoppers with a small discount.
- Managers hoped the bonus scheme would incent better attendance.
- The programme was designed to incent recycling among residents.
- They struggled to incent customers to switch providers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INCENT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INCENT
20 longer words begin with INCENT.
Shorter words from the letters in INCENT
Common questions about INCENT
- Is INCENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCENT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INCENT worth?
- INCENT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INCENT mean?
- To give someone an incentive to act in a particular way.
- What letters can be added to INCENT?
- INCENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INCENT:
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