INFORM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INFORM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INFORM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INFORM is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INFORM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
informsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INFORM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INFORM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does INFORM mean in Scrabble?
verb
To tell someone about a fact or event so that they know it.
To inform is to pass knowledge to another person, as when a school informs parents of a closure. It also has a sharper use: to inform on someone is to give them away to the police or another authority. A third, more literary sense is to shape or give character to something, as when an old belief informs a writer's style.
How INFORM is used
Neutral; takes a person and then of or that, and inform on means to betray to authorities.
- Please inform the office if you will be late.
- The doctor will inform you of the results tomorrow.
- A neighbour chose to inform on the smugglers.
- Travel across Asia helped inform her paintings.
- We regret to inform you that the train is cancelled.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INFORM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INFORM
Showing 24 of 37 words that begin with INFORM.
Shorter words from the letters in INFORM
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Common questions about INFORM
- Is INFORM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INFORM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INFORM worth?
- INFORM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INFORM mean?
- To tell someone about a fact or event so that they know it.
- What letters can be added to INFORM?
- INFORM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INFORM:
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