INCH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. INCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INCH?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INCH is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INCH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How INCH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in INCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does INCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A unit of length equal to a twelfth of a foot.
Inch and ounce are the same Latin word for a twelfth, borrowed twice at different dates. One of them divided a foot and the other a pound, and English quietly kept both.
How INCH is used
Countable. Also a verb: inched, inching.
- An inch either way and the shelf would not have fitted.
- The word inch and the word ounce are the same borrowing.
- They inched the piano round the corner.
- Two inches of rain in a single afternoon.
- An inch divides a foot as an ounce divides a pound.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INCH
The 4 tiles of INCH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with INCH
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with INCH.
Words ending in INCH
22 words end in INCH. Useful as a back hook: play INCH onto a word already on the board.
Words with INCH inside
Showing 24 of 133 words that contain INCH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with INCH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in INCH
Common questions about INCH
- Is INCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCH, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INCH worth?
- INCH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INCH mean?
- A unit of length equal to a twelfth of a foot.
- What letters can be added to INCH?
- INCH takes 6 hooks: 6 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of INCH:
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