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
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
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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