INDOCILE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INDOCILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INDOCILE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INDOCILE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INDOCILE
No single letter turns INDOCILE into another word.
How INDOCILE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INDOCILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INDOCILE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INDOCILE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Hard to teach, train or control.
Describing a horse, pupil or employee as indocile suggests stubborn resistance to guidance rather than lack of intelligence. It is a bookish word that opposes docile.
How INDOCILE is used
Formal and fairly rare; used of people and animals that refuse instruction.
- The indocile colt kicked at every attempt to saddle him.
- Teachers found the class indocile after the long holiday.
- His indocile nature made him a poor soldier.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INDOCILE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in INDOCILE
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Common questions about INDOCILE
- Is INDOCILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INDOCILE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INDOCILE worth?
- INDOCILE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INDOCILE mean?
- Hard to teach, train or control.
- What letters can be added to INDOCILE?
- No single letter can be added to INDOCILE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INDOCILE:
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