PINCH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PINCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINCH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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 PINCH is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINCH
No single letter turns PINCH into another word.
How PINCH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PINCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does PINCH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To squeeze a small piece of skin or flesh sharply between the finger and thumb; also, informally, to steal something.
To pinch someone is to grip a small fold of their skin firmly between finger and thumb, often causing a brief sharp pain, and the same word describes shoes that pinch when they press painfully on the foot. British informal speech also uses pinch to mean steal, as when a child pinches a biscuit from the tin without asking. A pinch of salt or spice, used as a noun, describes the small amount that can be held between finger and thumb, which is why the phrase take it with a pinch of salt suggests only limited belief. The word covers a wide range of situations, but the core idea of a small, sharp squeeze runs through nearly all of them.
How PINCH is used
A common word, used literally for a sharp squeeze between finger and thumb and informally for stealing something small.
- She gave his arm a playful pinch to get his attention.
- The tight shoes began to pinch after a few hours of walking.
- Someone managed to pinch her umbrella from the stand outside.
- He added just a pinch of salt to the sauce.
- The crab tried to pinch the boy's finger as he reached into the tank.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PINCH
Showing 24 of 25 words that begin with PINCH.
Shorter words from the letters in PINCH
Common questions about PINCH
- Is PINCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINCH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINCH worth?
- PINCH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINCH mean?
- To squeeze a small piece of skin or flesh sharply between the finger and thumb; also, informally, to steal something.
- What letters can be added to PINCH?
- No single letter can be added to PINCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PINCH:
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