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Is PINCHES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, PINCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does PINCHES mean?

Pinches is a form of PINCH.

  1. verb

    squeeze tightly between the fingers

    “He pinched her behind”

  2. verb

    make ridges into by pinching together

  3. noun

    a painful or straitened circumstance

    “the pinch of the recession”

  4. noun

    an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

14

Scrabble

16

Words With Friends

7

Letters

P (3) + I (1) + N (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 PINCHES

PINCHES 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 PINCHES

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from PINCHES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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