INAPTITUDE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. INAPTITUDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INAPTITUDE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INAPTITUDE is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INAPTITUDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
inaptitudesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INAPTITUDE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in INAPTITUDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INAPTITUDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INAPTITUDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A lack of natural talent or suitability for a particular task.
Inaptitude points to a poor fit between a person and a job rather than to laziness. It is gentler than incompetence, and it fits cases where someone simply was not made for the work.
How INAPTITUDE is used
Formal noun; inaptitude for a task means unsuitability rather than carelessness.
- His inaptitude for languages became obvious in the first term.
- The test showed a clear inaptitude for mechanical work.
- She admitted her inaptitude for public speaking.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INAPTITUDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INAPTITUDE
1 longer words begin with INAPTITUDE.
Shorter words from the letters in INAPTITUDE
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Common questions about INAPTITUDE
- Is INAPTITUDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INAPTITUDE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INAPTITUDE worth?
- INAPTITUDE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INAPTITUDE mean?
- A lack of natural talent or suitability for a particular task.
- What letters can be added to INAPTITUDE?
- INAPTITUDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of INAPTITUDE:
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