INCENTIVISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. INCENTIVISE 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 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept INCENTIVISE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INCENTIVISE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INCENTIVISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INCENTIVISE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in INCENTIVISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INCENTIVISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with INCENTIVISE
2 longer words begin with INCENTIVISE.
Shorter words from the letters in INCENTIVISE
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Common questions about INCENTIVISE
- Is INCENTIVISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCENTIVISE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INCENTIVISE worth?
- INCENTIVISE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INCENTIVISE?
- INCENTIVISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INCENTIVISE:
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