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Flinching

f 4l 1i 1n 1c 3h 4i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Common · present participle of flinch

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does flinching mean?

verb

  1. draw back, as with fear or pain

    “she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”

    Synonymssquinchfunkcringeshrinkwince

Definitions shown for flinch, the base form of flinching.

Is FLINCHING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is FLINCHING worth?

Scrabble

18 pts
f 4l 1i 1n 1c 3h 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

22 pts
f 4l 2i 1n 2c 4h 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

20 pts
f 4l 1i 1n 1c 4h 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
f 4l 2i 1n 1c 3h 3i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in FLINCHING

Hooks for FLINCHING

Add one letter to the front or back of FLINCHING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like FLINCHING

Common words that share the ending -INCHING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -INCHING

Flinching: quick answers

Is FLINCHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FLINCHING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 18 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FLINCHING worth?
FLINCHING scores 18 points in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does flinching mean?
flinching is the present participle of flinch, which means “draw back, as with fear or pain”.
What words can you make with the letters in FLINCHING?
You can make 53 shorter words from FLINCHING, such as FILCHING, FLINCH, CHINING, FILCH. See the full list.