PINCHPOINTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. PINCHPOINTS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PINCHPOINTS?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful PINCHPOINTS is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINCHPOINTS
No single letter turns PINCHPOINTS into another word.
How PINCHPOINTS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PINCHPOINTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PINCHPOINTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PINCHPOINTS
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Common questions about PINCHPOINTS
- Is PINCHPOINTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PINCHPOINTS is not in it.
- How many points is PINCHPOINTS worth?
- PINCHPOINTS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PINCHPOINTS?
- No single letter can be added to PINCHPOINTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PINCHPOINTS:
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