PINCH

5 letters 12 pts

Scrabble Validity

✅ Valid Word

Valid in:

  • SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK)
  • TWL/NWL (Scrabble US)
  • ENABLE (Words with Friends)

Tile Values

P 3
I 1
N 1
C 3
H 4
Σ 12

Definitions

Noun

  1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
  2. a squeeze with the fingers
  3. a small sharp bite or snip
  4. a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
  5. a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
  6. an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
  7. a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession"

Verb

  1. irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"
  2. cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"
  3. squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
  4. make ridges into by pinching together
  5. make off with belongings of others

Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1

About the word PINCH

Yes, PINCH is a valid Scrabble word. If you play it, you can score 12 points in Scrabble. It is recognized as a playable word in the SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK), TWL/NWL (Scrabble US), ENABLE (Words with Friends) dictionaries.

PINCH is a 5-letter word. It contains 1 vowels and 4 consonants.