INVADE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. INVADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INVADE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INVADE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INVADE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INVADE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INVADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What does INVADE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To enter a place with force or in large numbers, especially in order to take control, or to intrude where one is not wanted.
The usual picture is an army crossing a border, but invade also applies to crowds, insects, diseases and even unwelcome questions. A person can invade another's privacy without moving a step, and bacteria can invade the body. The word comes from the Latin for going in, and the noun invasion and the person called an invader come from the same root. It always suggests that the entry is unwelcome.
How INVADE is used
General use, literal for armies and figurative for privacy, space or illness.
- The army prepared to invade at first light.
- Tourists invade the old town every August.
- Weeds will invade a garden that is left untended.
- The reporter was told not to invade the family's privacy.
- Certain bacteria invade the lining of the gut.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INVADE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INVADE
4 longer words begin with INVADE.
Shorter words from the letters in INVADE
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Common questions about INVADE
- Is INVADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INVADE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INVADE worth?
- INVADE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INVADE mean?
- To enter a place with force or in large numbers, especially in order to take control, or to intrude where one is not wanted.
- What letters can be added to INVADE?
- INVADE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INVADE:
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