PAINCHES is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PAINCHES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
p3a1i1n1c3h4e1s1
PlayablePAINCHES · 8 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PAINCHES?
| 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: 41 / 100
41WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.88
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.75%
Our own measure of how useful PAINCHES is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAINCHES
No single letter turns PAINCHES into another word.
How PAINCHES scores
Scrabble p3a1i1n1c3h4e1s1 15
Words with Friends p4a1i1n2c4h3e1s1 17
Face value of the 8 tiles in PAINCHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PAINCHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PAINCHES
- All 8 letters of PAINCHES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PAINCHES
pechans14 pinches14 sphenic14 spinach14 chaines12 inchase12 inphase12 inscape11 pincase11 capish13 chapes13 cheaps13 painch13 pechan13 phaeic13 phasic13 phenic13 canehs11 chaine11 chains11 chaise11 chinas11 chines11 chinse11 encash11 hances11 inches11 naches11 niches11 shapen11 apices10 apneic10 pances10 panics10 panisc10 pecans10 spicae10 ashine9 shenai9 aspine8
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Common questions about PAINCHES
- Is PAINCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAINCHES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAINCHES worth?
- PAINCHES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PAINCHES?
- No single letter can be added to PAINCHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PAINCHES:
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