Is INCHES valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCHES, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is INCHES worth?

INCHES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to INCHES?

INCHES takes 6 hooks: 6 in front and 0 at the end.

INCHES is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points

Yes. INCHES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.

i1n1c3h4e1s1

PlayableINCHES · 6 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF

11points in Scrabble

12points in Words with Friends

6letters

6hooks available

1 in 114,974odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept INCHES?

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: 49 / 100

49WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.83

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.83%

Our own measure of how useful INCHES is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for INCHES

Front hooks — 6

cinches14 finches15 ginches13 linches12 pinches14 winches15

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How INCHES scores

Scrabble i1n1c3h4e1s1 11

Words with Friends i1n2c4h3e1s1 12

Face value of the 6 tiles in INCHES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
i	1	9
n	1	6
c	1	2
h	1	2
e	1	12
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.

What stands out about INCHES

The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

What does INCHES mean in Scrabble?

INCHES is a form of INCH (its plural or a verb form).

INCH(noun) — A unit of length equal to a twelfth of a foot.

Full entry for INCH →

Anagrams of INCHES

chines11 chinse11 niches11

The 6 tiles of INCHES in a different order — 3 found.

Shorter words from the letters in INCHES

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Common questions about INCHES

Is INCHES valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCHES, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is INCHES worth?: INCHES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to INCHES?: INCHES takes 6 hooks: 6 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INCHES:

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