INCISURE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. INCISURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INCISURE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INCISURE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INCISURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
incisuresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INCISURE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INCISURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INCISURE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INCISURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A cut or deep notch in the edge of a body part or other surface.
Anatomists use incisure for a natural notch or cleft in an organ, as opposed to a wound made on purpose. Writers of older medical prose sometimes stretch it to mean any clean slash.
How INCISURE is used
The word incisure appears mainly in anatomy and older medical writing.
- The surgeon traced the incisure along the lower margin of the liver.
- A shallow incisure marked the edge of the shell.
- In the diagram, the incisure is labelled beside the ear cartilage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INCISURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INCISURE
The 8 tiles of INCISURE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with INCISURE
1 longer words begin with INCISURE.
Shorter words from the letters in INCISURE
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Common questions about INCISURE
- Is INCISURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCISURE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INCISURE worth?
- INCISURE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INCISURE mean?
- A cut or deep notch in the edge of a body part or other surface.
- What letters can be added to INCISURE?
- INCISURE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INCISURE:
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