INDENT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. INDENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INDENT?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INDENT is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INDENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
indentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INDENT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INDENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,660.
What stands out about INDENT
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does INDENT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To start a line of text farther from the margin than the surrounding text, or to make a notch or dent in the edge or surface of something.
Indent is familiar today mainly from writing and typing, where indenting the first line of a paragraph sets it visibly apart from the lines around it. Its older sense refers to cutting or pressing a notch, dent, or zigzag edge into something, which is exactly how the word gave its name to an indenture, a legal contract once physically cut along a jagged line so the two copies could later be matched to prove they were genuine. In British commercial and military usage, indent also became a noun meaning a formal order or requisition for goods or supplies.
How INDENT is used
Common in everyday writing for setting a line in from the margin, and, in British usage, as a noun for a formal order or requisition.
- She indented the first line of every new paragraph.
- The blacksmith's hammer indented the soft metal.
- Old legal indentures were cut along an indent so copies could be matched.
- The quartermaster filed an indent for fresh supplies.
- The editor asked him to indent each quotation in the essay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INDENT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INDENT
The 6 tiles of INDENT in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with INDENT
17 longer words begin with INDENT.
Shorter words from the letters in INDENT
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Common questions about INDENT
- Is INDENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INDENT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INDENT worth?
- INDENT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INDENT mean?
- To start a line of text farther from the margin than the surrounding text, or to make a notch or dent in the edge or surface of something.
- What letters can be added to INDENT?
- INDENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INDENT:
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