INCROSS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. INCROSS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INCROSS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INCROSS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INCROSS
No single letter turns INCROSS into another word.
How INCROSS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in INCROSS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does INCROSS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An animal or plant produced by mating two inbred lines.
In breeding, an incross combines two closely bred strains to gain vigour while keeping their traits. As a verb the same word means to make such a cross, which sets it apart from an ordinary outcross.
How INCROSS is used
Incross is a term from genetics and animal husbandry, found mostly in breeding manuals.
- The breeder produced an incross of two pure maize lines.
- Each incross showed greater yield than either parent.
- Seed from the incross was stored for the next season.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INCROSS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INCROSS
8 longer words begin with INCROSS.
Shorter words from the letters in INCROSS
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Common questions about INCROSS
- Is INCROSS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCROSS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INCROSS worth?
- INCROSS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INCROSS mean?
- An animal or plant produced by mating two inbred lines.
- What letters can be added to INCROSS?
- No single letter can be added to INCROSS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of INCROSS:
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