PINCERING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. PINCERING 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
p3i1n1c3e1r1i1n1g2
Depends on the listPINCERING · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PINCERING?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.11%
Our own measure of how useful PINCERING is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINCERING
No single letter turns PINCERING into another word.
How PINCERING scores
Scrabble p3i1n1c3e1r1i1n1g2 14
Words with Friends p4i1n2c4e1r1i1n2g3 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in PINCERING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PINCERING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PINCERING
piercing13 princing13 repining11 ripening11 creping12 percing12 piecing12 pricing12 cerning10 crining10 peining10 perning10 cinerin9 ginnier8 reining8 picine10 pincer10 prince10 cering9 cringe9 pening9 pieing9 pinger9 pining9 ricing9 riping9 irenic8 pinier8 pinner8 pinnie8 pirnie8 enring7 erning7 ginner7 girnie7 ingine7 cripe9 price9 genic8 genip8
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Common questions about PINCERING
- Is PINCERING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PINCERING is not in it.
- How many points is PINCERING worth?
- PINCERING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PINCERING?
- No single letter can be added to PINCERING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PINCERING:
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