INDOLENT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. INDOLENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INDOLENT?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INDOLENT is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INDOLENT
No single letter turns INDOLENT into another word.
How INDOLENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INDOLENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INDOLENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INDOLENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Wanting to avoid effort or activity, lazy.
Indolent suggests a relaxed, easy-going slowness rather than simple stupidity. In medicine it has a separate sense for a slow-developing condition, such as an ulcer that causes little pain.
How INDOLENT is used
Indolent is a formal word for habitual laziness and, in medicine, for slow-moving conditions.
- The cat lay in an indolent heap on the warm windowsill.
- His indolent attitude annoyed the hard-working team.
- The doctor described the ulcer as indolent, slow to heal but not painful.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INDOLENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INDOLENT
1 longer words begin with INDOLENT.
Shorter words from the letters in INDOLENT
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Common questions about INDOLENT
- Is INDOLENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INDOLENT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INDOLENT worth?
- INDOLENT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INDOLENT mean?
- Wanting to avoid effort or activity, lazy.
- What letters can be added to INDOLENT?
- No single letter can be added to INDOLENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INDOLENT:
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