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
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
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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