INDUCT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. INDUCT 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 INDUCT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INDUCT is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INDUCT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
inductsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INDUCT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INDUCT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does INDUCT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To admit someone formally into an office, organization or the armed forces.
To induct is to mark a person's entry into something with a ceremony or official procedure. Musicians are inducted into a hall of fame, clergy into a parish, and in the United States young men were once inducted into the army by draft. The idea of leading someone in is the same one found in the related words induction and introduce.
How INDUCT is used
Formal; usually passive, as in "was inducted into".
- The academy will induct six new members this autumn.
- They induct each recruit with a short oath.
- The band was proud to be chosen to induct its old drummer.
- The bishop came to induct the new vicar.
- Schools sometimes induct pupils into a society for top grades.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INDUCT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INDUCT
21 longer words begin with INDUCT.
Shorter words from the letters in INDUCT
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Common questions about INDUCT
- Is INDUCT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INDUCT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INDUCT worth?
- INDUCT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INDUCT mean?
- To admit someone formally into an office, organization or the armed forces.
- What letters can be added to INDUCT?
- INDUCT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INDUCT:
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