INADVERTENT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. INADVERTENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INADVERTENT?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INADVERTENT is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INADVERTENT
No single letter turns INADVERTENT into another word.
How INADVERTENT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in INADVERTENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INADVERTENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INADVERTENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Happening by accident, without being planned or intended.
An inadvertent error is one made through lack of attention, not on purpose. The related adverb inadvertently is far more common in speech.
How INADVERTENT is used
Common in reports and apologies, as in an inadvertent omission.
- The inadvertent deletion cost her a day of work.
- He made an inadvertent remark about the surprise.
- An inadvertent slip revealed the secret.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INADVERTENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INADVERTENT
1 longer words begin with INADVERTENT.
Shorter words from the letters in INADVERTENT
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Common questions about INADVERTENT
- Is INADVERTENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INADVERTENT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INADVERTENT worth?
- INADVERTENT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INADVERTENT mean?
- Happening by accident, without being planned or intended.
- What letters can be added to INADVERTENT?
- No single letter can be added to INADVERTENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INADVERTENT:
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