INCUNABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. INCUNABLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INCUNABLE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INCUNABLE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INCUNABLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
incunablesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INCUNABLE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INCUNABLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INCUNABLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INCUNABLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A book printed with movable type before the year 1501.
Librarians and collectors prize each incunable because so few early printed books survive in good condition. The term marks the cradle period of printing, when Gutenberg-style presses were still a novelty.
How INCUNABLE is used
Used in book collecting and library science; the longer form incunabulum is not described in the set.
- The library keeps one incunable in a locked case.
- Every incunable has its own entry in the catalogue.
- He paid a fortune for a rare incunable from Venice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INCUNABLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INCUNABLE
1 longer words begin with INCUNABLE.
Shorter words from the letters in INCUNABLE
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Common questions about INCUNABLE
- Is INCUNABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCUNABLE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INCUNABLE worth?
- INCUNABLE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INCUNABLE mean?
- A book printed with movable type before the year 1501.
- What letters can be added to INCUNABLE?
- INCUNABLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INCUNABLE:
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