DISINHIBIT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DISINHIBIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISINHIBIT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISINHIBIT is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISINHIBIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
disinhibitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISINHIBIT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DISINHIBIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 4 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISINHIBIT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DISINHIBIT
- The letter I appears four times in DISINHIBIT.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DISINHIBIT mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To remove or reduce the restraints that normally hold back a persons behaviour.
Alcohol and certain drugs disinhibit people by quieting the part of the brain that urges caution. In psychology the word is also used for the loss of a restraining response.
How DISINHIBIT is used
Disinhibit is mostly heard in medicine and psychology, often about drugs or brain injury.
- Alcohol can disinhibit even a very shy person.
- The medication may disinhibit patients and lead to risky choices.
- Laughter in a group seemed to disinhibit the quiet students.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISINHIBIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISINHIBIT
8 longer words begin with DISINHIBIT.
Shorter words from the letters in DISINHIBIT
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Common questions about DISINHIBIT
- Is DISINHIBIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISINHIBIT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISINHIBIT worth?
- DISINHIBIT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISINHIBIT mean?
- To remove or reduce the restraints that normally hold back a persons behaviour.
- What letters can be added to DISINHIBIT?
- DISINHIBIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DISINHIBIT:
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