INBOARD is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. INBOARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INBOARD?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INBOARD is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INBOARD
Front hooks — 1
pinboardBack hooks — 1
inboardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INBOARD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in INBOARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does INBOARD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
nautical
Located inside the hull of a boat or toward the center of a ship or aircraft.
An inboard motor sits inside the boat, unlike an outboard motor hung on the stern. The same word inboard also tells us direction, meaning nearer the middle, and it can be used as an adverb or a noun for such a boat.
How INBOARD is used
Inboard is used in boating and aviation.
- The yacht has a powerful inboard engine.
- He moved the sail inboard before the storm.
- The inboard flaps on the wing lowered for landing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INBOARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INBOARD
1 longer words begin with INBOARD.
Shorter words from the letters in INBOARD
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Common questions about INBOARD
- Is INBOARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INBOARD, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INBOARD worth?
- INBOARD is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INBOARD mean?
- Located inside the hull of a boat or toward the center of a ship or aircraft.
- What letters can be added to INBOARD?
- INBOARD takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of INBOARD:
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