5-Letter Words With NCU
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With NCU
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With NCU 6 words
How often does NCU appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 five-letter words containing NCU. They average 7 points and the best is INCUR (7 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 7
- out of 7 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- t 33.3%
- r 16.7%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word containing NCU
i 1n 1c 3u 1r 1
I 1 + N 1 + C 3 + U 1 + R 1 = 7 points
- Double word
- 14 pts
- Triple word
- 21 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
incur
- verbmake oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to“People who smoke incur a great danger to their health”
- verbreceive a specified treatment (abstract)“These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation”
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How many five-letter words containing NCU are there?
There are 6 five-letter words containing NCU in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word containing NCU?
INCUR is worth 7 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are UNCUT (7), INCUS (7), INCUT (7).
Which rare five-letter words containing NCU score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include INCUT (7), ONCUS (7), UNCUS (7). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.