INCONY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INCONY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INCONY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INCONY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INCONY
No single letter turns INCONY into another word.
How INCONY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INCONY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275,938.
What does INCONY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Pretty and delicate in a small, charming way.
Incony is a rare old word best known from Shakespeare, who uses it in Love's Labour's Lost to praise something fine and dainty. Its exact origin is uncertain, though it may be related to the Scots word canny. Today it is found almost only in glossaries and in discussions of Shakespeare's language.
How INCONY is used
Archaic; known mainly from Shakespeare, with the spelling inconie also recorded.
- The clown called the lady's ribbon an incony thing.
- An incony pattern ran along the edge of the lace.
- The editor glossed incony as fine and delicate.
- What an incony little jewel she wears!
- Few readers now know that incony was once a word of praise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INCONY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in INCONY
Common questions about INCONY
- Is INCONY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCONY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INCONY worth?
- INCONY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INCONY mean?
- Pretty and delicate in a small, charming way.
- What letters can be added to INCONY?
- No single letter can be added to INCONY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INCONY:
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