INDULT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. INDULT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INDULT?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INDULT is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INDULT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
indultsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INDULT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INDULT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does INDULT mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A special permission granted by an ecclesiastical authority, especially the Pope, allowing something the general law of the Church does not otherwise permit.
An indult is a formal exception rather than a change to the rule itself: the underlying law stays in place, but a particular person, group, or diocese is excused from following it in a specific case. The term is used almost exclusively within Roman Catholic canon law, where an indult might allow a priest to celebrate an older form of the Mass or let a bishop grant a dispensation he could not otherwise grant. Because it comes from the Latin indultum, meaning something granted or conceded, an indult is always a favor extended by higher authority, never a right claimed independently.
How INDULT is used
A specialised term confined to Roman Catholic canon law and church administration, rarely met outside that context.
- The bishop requested an indult allowing the older rite to be celebrated locally.
- Under the indult, the parish could keep its Friday evening service.
- Rome granted the indult only after years of correspondence.
- Without an indult, the practice would have remained against church law.
- Canon lawyers study how an indult differs from a full change in legislation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INDULT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INDULT
1 longer words begin with INDULT.
Shorter words from the letters in INDULT
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Common questions about INDULT
- Is INDULT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INDULT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INDULT worth?
- INDULT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INDULT mean?
- A special permission granted by an ecclesiastical authority, especially the Pope, allowing something the general law of the Church does not otherwise permit.
- What letters can be added to INDULT?
- INDULT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INDULT:
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