INCREMENT is an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale; the action of increasing or becoming greater. Worth 13 points in Scrabble.
Yes. INCREMENT is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 13 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends and 14 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | I | N | C | R | E | M | E | N | T | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Words With Friends | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Wordfeud | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
INCREMENT refers to a regular increase in quantity or degree, often used in contexts like salary increments, incremental improvements, or programming where values increase by fixed amounts. In mathematics and computer science, incrementing means adding one to a variable. The word emphasizes gradual, step-by-step progress rather than sudden leaps. This 9-letter word scores 13 base points in Scrabble, featuring valuable tiles C (3 points) and M (3 points).
INCREMENT derives from Latin "incrementum" meaning "growth, increase," from "increscere" (to grow upon, increase). This combines "in-" (in, on) + "crescere" (to grow). The word entered English in the 15th century. Related to "increase" and "crescent," it originally meant any type of growth. The mathematical and computing sense of adding a fixed amount developed in the 19th and 20th centuries respectively.
Anagrams: no other word uses exactly the letters of INCREMENT.
Hooks: no front hooks; back INCREMENTS.
Words inside INCREMENT: 153 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: CENTIMECEMENTCERMETEMETICICEMENINCENTERMETRICMINCERCENTNERCREMECRIMEEMINENT. See all words from INCREMENT.