INADVISABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. INADVISABLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INADVISABLE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INADVISABLE is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INADVISABLE
No single letter turns INADVISABLE into another word.
How INADVISABLE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in INADVISABLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INADVISABLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INADVISABLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not wise to do; likely to lead to trouble.
Inadvisable is a polite way of warning against a course of action without forbidding it. It is milder than dangerous and often appears in official or professional advice.
How INADVISABLE is used
Inadvisable is common in guidance and advice, for example travel warnings and medical notices.
- It is inadvisable to swim here after heavy rain.
- The lawyer thought a public statement inadvisable.
- Late-night travel is inadvisable in this region.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INADVISABLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INADVISABLE
1 longer words begin with INADVISABLE.
Shorter words from the letters in INADVISABLE
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Common questions about INADVISABLE
- Is INADVISABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INADVISABLE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INADVISABLE worth?
- INADVISABLE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INADVISABLE mean?
- Not wise to do; likely to lead to trouble.
- What letters can be added to INADVISABLE?
- No single letter can be added to INADVISABLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INADVISABLE:
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