Unscramble CLINCHES to get 144 words. CLINCHES itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. It has 8 letters, 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CLINCHES split into 1 with 8 letters, 5 with 7, 21 with 6, 29 with 5, 43 with 4, 32 with 3 and 13 with 2.
Of the 21 6-letter words made with CLINCHES letters, 4 score 13 points, the group's best. INCHES, SCENIC and NICHES are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CLINCHES, CHICS and CINCH tie for first at 12 points. LINES, SHINE and SLICE are everyday picks.
CHIC tops the 4-letter words from CLINCHES at 11 points; next come CHIN and CHIS on 9. LINE, NICE and INCH will look familiar.
Trade one tile of CLINCHES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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What CLINCHES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CLINCHES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLINCHES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 144) | 110 | 144 | 106 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
34 of the 144 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LINCHES, CHESIL, ELCHIS, CECILS, ELCHI, ICHES, LINCH, ELSHIN, SECH, SICH, CHE, ECH and 22 more. 4 of the 144 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CHINSE, INCELS, INCEL and SHEN.
This word takes every letter of CLINCHES plus a single extra one.