HINDRANCES

10 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What HINDRANCES Means

HINDRANCES is a form of HINDRANCE, which means:

noun: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
noun: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

Similar words

HINDERANCE DETERRENT IMPEDIMENT BALK BAULK CHECK HANDICAP HITCH PREVENTIVE

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

HINDRANCES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as H4 I1 N1 D2 R1 A1 N1 C3 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In HINDRANCES

871 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (1)

8 letter words (13)

ARCHINES CHANNERS CRANNIED CRANNIES ECHIDNAS ENCHAINS INARCHED INARCHES INCHASED INDRENCH INSNARED NARCEINS RACHIDES

7 letter words (73)

6 letter words (179)

ACHIER ACIDER AIDERS AIRNED ARCHED ARCHEI ARCHES ARISEN ARSHIN ARSINE ASCEND ASHIER ASHINE CADIES CADRES CAHIER CAIRDS CAIRNS CANDIE CANEHS CANERS CANIDS CANIER CANINE CANNED CANNER CANNIE CARDIE CARDIS CARIED CARIES CARNIE CASEIN CASERN CASHED CEDARN CEDARS CERIAS CHADRI CHAINE CHAINS CHAIRS CHAISE CHARDS CHARED CHARES CHASED CHASER CHENAR CHIDER CHIDES CHINAR CHINAS CHINED CHINES CIDERS CINDER CNIDAE CRANED CRANES CRENAS CRINED CRINES DAINES DANCER DANCES DANISH DARICS DASHER DEAIRS DEARNS DECANI DENARI DENARS DIARCH DICERS DINARS DINERS DINNAE DINNER DRAINS DREICH DRENCH DRICES EADISH ECHARD ENARCH ENCASH ENCINA ENDASH ENDRIN ENIACS ENRICH ERIACH ERICAS ESCHAR HAINED HAIRED HANCES HANDER HARDEN HEARDS HENNAS HERDIC HERNIA HIDERS HINDER INANER INANES INARCH INCASE INCHED INCHER INCHES INNERS INSANE IRADES NACHES NACRED NACRES NADIRS NANCES NARINE NEANIC NERDIC NICADS NICHED NICHER NICHES RACHES RACHIS RADISH RAINED RAINES RAISED RANCED RANCES RANCID RANDIE RANIDS RANINE RASHED RASHIE REDANS REDIAS RENINS RESAID RHINES RICHED RICHEN RICHES RINSED SACRED SAINED SAIRED SANDER SANDHI SANNIE SARNIE SCARED SCRIED SCRINE SDAINE SEARCH SHADER SHAIRD SHAIRN SHARED SHERIA SHINED SHINER SHINNE SHIRED SHRINE SIENNA SINNED SINNER SNARED SNIDER

5 letter words (239)

ACERS ACHED ACHES ACIDS ACNED ACNES ACRED ACRES ACRID AESIR AHIND AIDER AIDES AIRED AIRNS ANISE ARCED AREIC ARISE ARISH ASDIC ASHED ASHEN ASIDE CADES CADIE CADIS CADRE CAIDS CAINS CAIRD CAIRN CANED CANEH CANER CANES CANID CANNS CARDI CARDS CARED CARES CARNS CARSE CASED CEDAR CEDIS CERIA CHADS CHAIN CHAIR CHAIS CHARD CHARE CHARS CHASE CHIAS CHIDE CHINA CHINE CHINS CIDER CIDES CINES CIRES CNIDA CRANE CRANS CRASH CREDS CRENA CRIAS CRIED CRIES CRINE CRISE DACES DAINE DANCE DARES DARIC DARIS DARNS DASHI DEAIR DEANS DEARN DEARS DEASH DENAR DENIS DERNS DESHI DIANE DICER DICES DINAR DINER DINES DINNA DRAIN DRICE DRIES EARDS EARNS ECADS ENIAC ERICA ERICS ESCAR HADES HAINS HAIRS HANCE HANDS HANSE HARDS HARED HARES HARNS HEADS HEARD HEARS HEIDS HEIRS HENDS HENNA HERDS HERNS HIDER HIDES HINDS HIRED HIRES ICERS ICHED ICHES IDEAS INANE INNED INNER IRADE ISNAE NACHE NACRE NADIR NANCE NARCS NARDS NARES NARIC NARIS NASHI NEARS NERDS NICAD NICER NICHE NIDES NINES RACED RACES RACHE RAHED RAIDS RAINE RAINS RAISE RANCE RANCH RANDS RANID RANIS RASED REACH READS REANS REDAN REDIA REINS RENDS RENIN RESID RESIN RHEAS RHIES RHINE RIADS RICED RICES RIDES RINDS RINES RINSE RISEN SADHE SAICE SAINE SANED SANER SARED SARIN SCAND SCARE SCENA SCEND SCRAE SCRAN SDEIN SEDAN SEHRI SENNA SERAC SERAI SERIC SERIN SHADE SHAND SHARD SHARE SHARN SHEAR SHEND SHERD SHIED SHIER SHINE SHIRE SHRED SIDER SIDHA SIDHE SINCE SINED SIRED SIREN SNARE SNEAD SNIDE

4 letter words (230)

ACED ACER ACES ACHE ACID ACNE ACRE AESC AHED AHIS AIDE AIDS AINE AINS AIRN AIRS ANCE ANDS ANES ANIS ANNS ARCH ARCS ARDS ARED ARES ARID ARIS ASCI CADE CADI CADS CAID CAIN CANE CANN CANS CARD CARE CARN CARS CASE CASH CEAS CEDI CENS CHAD CHAI CHAR CHAS CHER CHIA CHID CHIN CHIS CIDE CIDS CINE CIRE CRAN CRED CRIA CRIS DACE DAES DAHS DAIS DANS DARE DARI DARN DASH DEAN DEAR DENI DENS DERN DESI DICE DICH DIES DINE DINS DIRE DISA DISC DISH DRAC EACH EANS EARD EARN EARS ECAD EDHS EINA EISH ENDS ERAS ERIC ERNS HADE HADS HAED HAEN HAES HAIN HAIR HAND HARD HARE HARN HEAD HEAR HEID HEIR HEND HENS HERD HERN HERS HIDE HIED HIES HIND HINS HIRE HISN ICED ICER ICES ICHS IDEA IDES INCH INNS IRED IRES ISNA NACH NADS NAIN NANE NANS NARC NARD NARE NEAR NEDS NERD NESH NICE NIDE NIDS NIED NIES NINE NISH RACE RACH RADE RADS RAHS RAID RAIN RAIS RAND RANI RASE RASH READ REAN RECS REDS REHS REIN REIS REND RENS RESH RHEA RIAD RIAS RICE RICH RIDE RIDS RIND RINE RINS RISE SADE SADI SAIC SAID SAIN SAIR SAND SANE SARD SARI SCAD SCAN SCAR SEAN SEAR SECH SEIR SENA SEND SERA SHAD SHAN SHEA SHED SHIN SHIR SHRI SICE SICH SIDA SIDE SIDH SIEN SIND SINE SINH SIRE SNAR SNED

3 letter words (108)

ACE ACH ADS AHI AHS AID AIN AIR AIS AND ANE ANI ANN ANS ARC ARD ARE ARS ASH CAD CAN CAR CHA CHE CHI CID CIS DAE DAH DAN DAS DEI DEN DIE DIN DIS EAN EAR EAS ECH EDH EDS EHS END ENS ERA ERN ERS HAD HAE HAN HAS HEN HER HES HIC HID HIE HIN HIS ICE ICH IDE IDS INN INS IRE ISH NAE NAH NAN NAS NED NID NIE NIS RAD RAH RAI RAN RAS REC RED REH REI REN RES RIA RID RIN SAC SAD SAE SAI SAN SAR SEA SEC SED SEI SEN SER SHA SHE SIC SIN SIR SRI

2 letter words (28)

AD AE AH AI AN AR AS CH DA DE DI EA ED EH EN ER ES HA HE HI ID IN IS NA NE RE SH SI

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