INVITE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. INVITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INVITE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INVITE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INVITE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INVITE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INVITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does INVITE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To ask someone politely to come to an event or to take part in something.
You invite a friend to dinner, a speaker to a conference or a neighbor to join a club. The verb can also mean to make something likely, as when careless talk invites trouble or a bold claim invites criticism. It reaches English through French from Latin invitare, and the noun form with the stress on the first syllable is a casual clipping of invitation.
How INVITE is used
Everyday verb, both literal and figurative.
- We plan to invite the whole street to the party.
- The museum will invite local artists to submit work.
- Leaving the door unlocked is a way to invite thieves.
- She did not invite questions after the talk.
- Please invite your sister along if she is free.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INVITE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INVITE
8 longer words begin with INVITE.
Shorter words from the letters in INVITE
Common questions about INVITE
- Is INVITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INVITE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INVITE worth?
- INVITE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INVITE mean?
- To ask someone politely to come to an event or to take part in something.
- What letters can be added to INVITE?
- INVITE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INVITE:
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