INCUMBRANCE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. INCUMBRANCE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept INCUMBRANCE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INCUMBRANCE is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INCUMBRANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INCUMBRANCE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in INCUMBRANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INCUMBRANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with INCUMBRANCE
3 longer words begin with INCUMBRANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in INCUMBRANCE
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Common questions about INCUMBRANCE
- Is INCUMBRANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and INCUMBRANCE is not in it.
- How many points is INCUMBRANCE worth?
- INCUMBRANCE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INCUMBRANCE?
- INCUMBRANCE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INCUMBRANCE:
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