INCREASING is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. INCREASING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableINCREASING · 10 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept INCREASING?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.3
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.6%
Our own measure of how useful INCREASING is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INCREASING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
increasingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INCREASING scores
Scrabble i1n1c3r1e1a1s1i1n1g2 13
Words with Friends i1n2c4r1e1a1s1i1n2g3 17
Face value of the 10 tiles in INCREASING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INCREASING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with INCREASING
2 longer words begin with INCREASING.
Shorter words from the letters in INCREASING
arginines10 creasing11 encasing11 enracing11 grecians11 incasing11 reaginic11 recaning11 scerning11 searcing11 cinerins10 crannies10 narceins10 riancies10 aginners9 arginine9 earnings9 engrains9 grannies9 ingrains9 resining9 sirenian8 anergic10 arcings10 canings10 carings10 ceasing10 censing10 cerning10 craning10 cringes10 crining10 grecian10 incages10 racings10 rancing10 sacring10 scaring10 scening10 arcsine9
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Common questions about INCREASING
- Is INCREASING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCREASING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INCREASING worth?
- INCREASING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INCREASING?
- INCREASING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of INCREASING:
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