INAUGURAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. INAUGURAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INAUGURAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INAUGURAL is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INAUGURAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
inauguralsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INAUGURAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INAUGURAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INAUGURAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INAUGURAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Marking the beginning of an institution, event or period in office.
An inaugural event is the first of its kind, from a new festival to the swearing-in of a president. As a noun, it can mean the speech given at that ceremony.
How INAUGURAL is used
Used before nouns such as address, season or flight.
- The president gave her inaugural address on the steps of the Capitol.
- The inaugural flight left the new airport at dawn.
- Tickets for the inaugural season sold out in an hour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INAUGURAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INAUGURAL
1 longer words begin with INAUGURAL.
Shorter words from the letters in INAUGURAL
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Common questions about INAUGURAL
- Is INAUGURAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INAUGURAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INAUGURAL worth?
- INAUGURAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INAUGURAL mean?
- Marking the beginning of an institution, event or period in office.
- What letters can be added to INAUGURAL?
- INAUGURAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INAUGURAL:
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