WINCH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WINCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WINCH?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WINCH is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WINCH
No single letter turns WINCH into another word.
How WINCH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WINCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 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 WINCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalnautical
A machine with a rotating drum on which rope or cable is wound, used for hauling or lifting heavy loads.
A winch turns a handle, motor or engine into steady pulling force by winding cable or rope around a drum, and the same word works as a verb for the act of hauling something in this way. Sailors use a winch to trim sails and haul lines, while trucks, cranes and rescue vehicles carry a winch for pulling loads or freeing stuck vehicles. The device ranges from a small hand-cranked tool to a powerful motorized machine, but the basic principle of a turning drum stays the same in every winch.
How WINCH is used
Common in technical, nautical and mechanical contexts describing lifting or hauling equipment.
- The sailor cranked the winch to bring in the mainsail.
- A tow truck used its winch to pull the car from the ditch.
- The climbers lowered supplies with a hand winch.
- The anchor chain ran through a heavy winch on the deck.
- They fitted a new winch to the front of the jeep.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WINCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WINCH
9 longer words begin with WINCH.
Shorter words from the letters in WINCH
Common questions about WINCH
- Is WINCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WINCH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WINCH worth?
- WINCH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WINCH mean?
- A machine with a rotating drum on which rope or cable is wound, used for hauling or lifting heavy loads.
- What letters can be added to WINCH?
- No single letter can be added to WINCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WINCH:
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