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Is pincer a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word pincer is a Scrabble US word. The word pincer is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is pincer a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word pincer is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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6-letter words (2 found)

PINCER,PRINCE,

5-letter words (6 found)

CRINE,CRIPE,NICER,PRICE,REPIN,RIPEN,

4-letter words (20 found)

CINE,CIRE,CRIP,EPIC,ERIC,ICER,NICE,PEIN,PENI,PERC,PERI,PERN,PICE,PIER,PINE,PIRN,REIN,RICE,RINE,RIPE,

3-letter words (21 found)

CEP,ERN,ICE,IRE,NEP,NIE,NIP,PEC,PEN,PER,PIC,PIE,PIN,PIR,PRE,REC,REI,REN,REP,RIN,RIP,

2-letter words (7 found)

EN,ER,IN,NE,PE,PI,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 57 words from pincer according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pincer

pincer

Alternative forms

  • pincher (dated)

Etymology

From Middle English pynsor, from Old French pinceure, pinchure, from pincier (to pinch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪnsəɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnsə(ɹ)

Noun

pincer (plural pincers)

  1. Any object that resembles one half of a pair of pincers.

Derived terms

Verb

pincer (third-person singular simple present pincers, present participle pincering, simple past and past participle pincered)

  1. (transitive, sometimes figurative) To surround with a pincer attack.

Anagrams

  • Prince, prince

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French pincier, pincer (to pinch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛ̃.se/

Verb

pincer

  1. to pinch (skin)
  2. (informal) to pinch (to arrest)
  3. (music) to pluck (a stringed instrument)

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

Further reading

  • “pincer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • prince

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pinciāre (to puncture, pinch).

Verb

pincer

  1. to pinch

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • Middle French: pincier, pincer
    • French: pincer
      • Bavarian: pfitzen
      • Dutch: pinsen, pitsen
  • Norman: pînchi
  • Middle English: pinchen
    • English: pinch

Further reading

  • “pincer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org