Is INCENTIVE valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCENTIVE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is INCENTIVE worth?

INCENTIVE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to INCENTIVE?

INCENTIVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

INCENTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points

Yes. INCENTIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.

i1n1c3e1n1t1i1v4e1

PlayableINCENTIVE · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF

14points in Scrabble

18points in Words with Friends

9letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept INCENTIVE?

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: 35 / 100

35WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.56

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

7.11%

Our own measure of how useful INCENTIVE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for INCENTIVE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

incentives15

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How INCENTIVE scores

Scrabble i1n1c3e1n1t1i1v4e1 14

Words with Friends i1n2c4e1n2t1i1v5e1 18

Face value of the 9 tiles in INCENTIVE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
i	2	9
n	2	6
c	1	2
e	2	12
t	1	6
v	1	2

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INCENTIVE has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with INCENTIVE

incentives15 incentively19

2 longer words begin with INCENTIVE.

Shorter words from the letters in INCENTIVE

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Common questions about INCENTIVE

Is INCENTIVE valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCENTIVE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is INCENTIVE worth?: INCENTIVE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to INCENTIVE?: INCENTIVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INCENTIVE:

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