PINCER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PINCER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINCER?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINCER is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINCER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pincersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PINCER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PINCER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does PINCER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A gripping claw of a crab, lobster or similar animal, or one jaw of a tool that grips by closing two arms together.
Pincers, usually in the plural, are also a hand tool with two pivoted arms used for gripping or pulling out nails. In warfare a pincer movement is an attack that closes in from two sides at once, which is where the word picked up its strategic sense. The singular pincer is the single claw or jaw, and it is often used before another noun.
How PINCER is used
Usually plural for the tool; singular and attributive in pincer movement.
- The crab raised one huge pincer in warning.
- He pulled the nail out with a pair of pincers.
- The army launched a pincer attack from the north and south.
- A single pincer of the lobster was larger than her hand.
- The earwig has a pincer at the end of its body.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINCER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PINCER
The 6 tiles of PINCER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PINCER
4 longer words begin with PINCER.
Shorter words from the letters in PINCER
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Common questions about PINCER
- Is PINCER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINCER, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINCER worth?
- PINCER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINCER mean?
- A gripping claw of a crab, lobster or similar animal, or one jaw of a tool that grips by closing two arms together.
- What letters can be added to PINCER?
- PINCER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PINCER:
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