PINCHINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. PINCHINGS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PINCHINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINCHINGS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINCHINGS
No single letter turns PINCHINGS into another word.
How PINCHINGS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PINCHINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PINCHINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PINCHINGS mean in Scrabble?
PINCHINGS is the plural of PINCHING.
Shorter words from the letters in PINCHINGS
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Common questions about PINCHINGS
- Is PINCHINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PINCHINGS is not in it.
- How many points is PINCHINGS worth?
- PINCHINGS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PINCHINGS?
- No single letter can be added to PINCHINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PINCHINGS:
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