INCONNU is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. INCONNU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INCONNU?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INCONNU is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INCONNU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INCONNU scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in INCONNU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,390 thousand.
What does INCONNU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large predatory whitefish of Arctic waters, also the name for an unknown person.
The inconnu is a freshwater fish of northern North America and Asia, related to salmon. The word is taken from French, where it means unknown, and it can also name a mysterious stranger in English.
How INCONNU is used
Inconnu is a specialist word for the fish in northern fishing writing, and a literary borrowing when it means a stranger.
- An inconnu took the lure just below the rapids.
- The inconnu is sometimes known as the sheefish in northern regions.
- She described the visitor as a handsome inconnu.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INCONNU and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INCONNU
3 longer words begin with INCONNU.
Shorter words from the letters in INCONNU
Common questions about INCONNU
- Is INCONNU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCONNU, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INCONNU worth?
- INCONNU is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INCONNU mean?
- A large predatory whitefish of Arctic waters, also the name for an unknown person.
- What letters can be added to INCONNU?
- INCONNU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of INCONNU:
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