INCREASE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. INCREASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INCREASE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INCREASE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INCREASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INCREASE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INCREASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INCREASE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about INCREASE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 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 INCREASE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To become greater in size, amount, number or degree, or to make something so.
Increase can be used with or without an object: prices increase, or a shop can increase its prices. Its natural opposite is decrease, and the noun form is stressed on the first syllable.
How INCREASE is used
The verb increase is stressed on the second syllable, unlike the noun.
- Rents tend to increase every spring.
- We plan to increase the size of the garden.
- Nothing could increase her fear more than the silence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INCREASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INCREASE
The 8 tiles of INCREASE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with INCREASE
6 longer words begin with INCREASE.
Shorter words from the letters in INCREASE
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Common questions about INCREASE
- Is INCREASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCREASE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INCREASE worth?
- INCREASE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INCREASE mean?
- To become greater in size, amount, number or degree, or to make something so.
- What letters can be added to INCREASE?
- INCREASE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INCREASE:
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