Is INCREASES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INCREASES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INCREASES mean?
Increases is a form of INCREASE.
- verb
become bigger or greater in amount
“The amount of work increased”
- verb
make bigger or more
“The boss finally increased her salary”
- noun
a quantity that is added
“there was an addition to property taxes this year”
- noun
a change resulting in an increase
“the increase is scheduled for next month”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + C (3) + R (1) + E (1) + A (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 INCREASES
INCREASES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from INCREASES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- arcsines10
- arsenics10
- casernes10
- ceresins10
- increase10
- raciness10
- ancress9
- arcsine9
- arsenic9
- careens9
- carnies9
- caseins9
- caserne9
- caserns9
- cassene9
- cassine9
- censers9
- ceresin9
- cerises9
- creases9
- encases9
- incases9
- recanes9
- screens9
- seances9
- secerns9
- senecas9
- sincere9
- cairns8
- caners8
- careen8
- caress8
- caries8
- carnie8
- carses8
- casein8
- casern8
- ceases8
- censer8
- censes8
- cerias8
- cerise8
- cranes8
- crases8
- crasis8
- crease8
- crises8
- crissa8
- ecesis8
- encase8
- ericas8
- escars8
- incase8
- nacres8
- nieces8
- rances8
- recane8
- recess8
- saices8
- scares8
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