Is TINCTURES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TINCTURES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TINCTURES mean?
Tinctures is a form of TINCTURE.
- noun
a substance that colors or dyes
- noun
an indication that something has been present
“there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim”
- noun
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
“after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted”
- noun
(pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + C (3) + T (1) + U (1) + R (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 TINCTURES
TINCTURES 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 TINCTURES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from TINCTURES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- intercuts11
- centrist10
- citterns10
- instruct10
- intercut10
- tincture10
- cistern9
- cittern9
- cretins9
- curites9
- curtest9
- cutters9
- cutties9
- encrust9
- icterus9
- incrust9
- neustic9
- scutter9
- trisect9
- runtiest8
- citers8
- citrus8
- cretin8
- cruets8
- cruise8
- cruset8
- cueist8
- cunits8
- curets8
- curies8
- curite8
- cutest8
- cuties8
- cutins8
- cutter8
- eructs8
- incest8
- incurs8
- incuse8
- insect8
- nicest8
- recits8
- rectus8
- recuts8
- rictus8
- rustic8
- steric8
- strict8
- tincts8
- trices8
- truces8
- tunics8
- uretic8
- entrust7
- intrust7
- nutsier7
- nutters7
- nuttier7
- retints7
- stinter7
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