INCISE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. INCISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INCISE?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful INCISE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INCISE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INCISE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INCISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does INCISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technicalmedical
To cut into a surface, especially to carve, engrave, or make a surgical cut.
Incise covers both an artistic and a clinical sense of cutting: a carver may incise a pattern into stone or wood, while a surgeon incises skin or tissue to open it for treatment. In both uses the cut is deliberate and controlled, unlike a rough or accidental gash, which is why the related noun incision names a precise, purposeful cut. The word shares its Latin root with scissors and precision, both built on the idea of careful cutting.
How INCISE is used
Formal and technical; common in surgery, archaeology, and descriptions of carved or engraved decoration.
- The surgeon incised the skin along a short, careful line.
- Craftsmen used to incise patterns into the wet clay before firing.
- The mason incised the date into the cornerstone.
- A shallow groove was incised around the rim of the bowl.
- The dentist had to incise the gum to reach the tooth beneath.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INCISE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INCISE
2 longer words begin with INCISE.
Shorter words from the letters in INCISE
Common questions about INCISE
- Is INCISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCISE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INCISE worth?
- INCISE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INCISE mean?
- To cut into a surface, especially to carve, engrave, or make a surgical cut.
- What letters can be added to INCISE?
- INCISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INCISE:
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