Is COINCIDENCE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COINCIDENCE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COINCIDENCE mean?
- noun
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
- noun
the quality of occupying the same position or area in space
“he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs”
- noun
the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
“the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 11
C (3) + O (1) + I (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for COINCIDENCE
Single letters that turn COINCIDENCE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from COINCIDENCE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- incidence14
- coincide13
- coccid13
- concede12
- ecocide12
- cocci11
- codeine10
- iconic10
- codec10
- coniine9
- codein9
- coined9
- conned9
- edenic9
- encode9
- conic9
- conine8
- neonic8
- coden8
- coned8
- deice8
- iodic8
- donnee7
- indene7
- iodine7
- neoned7
- conin7
- ionic7
- niece7
- nonce7
- cede7
- cedi7
- code7
- coed7
- deco7
- dice7
- iced7
- odic7
- diene6
- donee6
- donne6
- indie6
- inned6
- iodin6
- cine6
- cion6
- coin6
- cone6
- coni6
- conn6
- icon6
- nice6
- once6
- cod6
- doc6
- inion5
- innie5
- dene5
- deni5
- dine5
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