Is PINCERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PINCERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PINCERS mean?
Pincers is a form of PINCER.
- noun
a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping
- noun
a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
P (3) + I (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + R (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 PINCERS
PINCERS 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.
Anagrams of PINCERS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PINCERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- crispen11
- princes11
- cripes10
- pincer10
- precis10
- prices10
- prince10
- spicer10
- cripe9
- crips9
- crisp9
- epics9
- percs9
- price9
- scrip9
- sepic9
- spice9
- repins8
- ripens8
- sniper8
- ceps8
- crip8
- epic8
- pecs8
- perc8
- pice8
- pics8
- spec8
- cines7
- cires7
- cries7
- nicer7
- peins7
- penis7
- peris7
- piers7
- pines7
- pirns7
- pries7
- prise7
- repin7
- rices7
- ripen7
- ripes7
- since7
- snipe7
- speir7
- spier7
- spine7
- spire7
- cep7
- pec7
- pic7
- cine6
- cire6
- cris6
- ices6
- nice6
- nips6
- pein6
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