INATTENTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. INATTENTIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INATTENTIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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 INATTENTIVE is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INATTENTIVE
No single letter turns INATTENTIVE into another word.
How INATTENTIVE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in INATTENTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INATTENTIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INATTENTIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not paying proper attention to what is happening or to what someone is saying.
An inattentive student gazes out of the window, and an inattentive host forgets to refill drinks. The fault is a lapse of focus or care, not necessarily bad will.
How INATTENTIVE is used
Used of listeners, drivers, students and carers; inattentive often appears in reports and reviews.
- The inattentive driver drifted across the lane.
- He was an inattentive listener who kept checking his phone.
- Teachers noticed the inattentive boy at the back.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INATTENTIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INATTENTIVE
2 longer words begin with INATTENTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in INATTENTIVE
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Common questions about INATTENTIVE
- Is INATTENTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INATTENTIVE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INATTENTIVE worth?
- INATTENTIVE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INATTENTIVE mean?
- Not paying proper attention to what is happening or to what someone is saying.
- What letters can be added to INATTENTIVE?
- No single letter can be added to INATTENTIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INATTENTIVE:
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