PINCERLIKE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PINCERLIKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINCERLIKE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINCERLIKE is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINCERLIKE
No single letter turns PINCERLIKE into another word.
How PINCERLIKE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PINCERLIKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PINCERLIKE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PINCERLIKE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Shaped or acting like a pair of pincers, with two jaws that grip.
Describing something as pincerlike stresses a gripping, squeezing form. Writers use pincerlike for crab claws, insect tails and even military movements.
How PINCERLIKE is used
Common in nature writing and descriptions of tools or animal body parts.
- The earwig has a pincerlike tail.
- The crab raised a pincerlike claw.
- Her fingers made a pincerlike grip on the splinter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINCERLIKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PINCERLIKE
The 10 tiles of PINCERLIKE in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PINCERLIKE
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Common questions about PINCERLIKE
- Is PINCERLIKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINCERLIKE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINCERLIKE worth?
- PINCERLIKE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINCERLIKE mean?
- Shaped or acting like a pair of pincers, with two jaws that grip.
- What letters can be added to PINCERLIKE?
- No single letter can be added to PINCERLIKE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PINCERLIKE:
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