INDUCE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. INDUCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INDUCE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INDUCE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INDUCE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INDUCE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INDUCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does INDUCE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To persuade someone to do something, or to bring about a condition or effect.
Induce works in two directions. With a person it means leading them to act, usually by argument or reward, as in a bribe that fails to induce silence. With a thing it means causing a result, such as a drug that induces sleep or a doctor who induces labour. In physics it also describes an electric current produced in a conductor by a changing magnetic field.
How INDUCE is used
General and formal; the nouns are inducement and induction.
- Nothing could induce her to sell the old house.
- Some medicines induce drowsiness as a side effect.
- Doctors may induce labour when a pregnancy runs very late.
- A moving magnet will induce a current in a nearby coil.
- The offer of free tickets did induce a few people to attend.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INDUCE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INDUCE
The 6 tiles of INDUCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with INDUCE
6 longer words begin with INDUCE.
Shorter words from the letters in INDUCE
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Common questions about INDUCE
- Is INDUCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INDUCE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INDUCE worth?
- INDUCE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INDUCE mean?
- To persuade someone to do something, or to bring about a condition or effect.
- What letters can be added to INDUCE?
- INDUCE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INDUCE:
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