INEBRIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INEBRIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INEBRIATE?
| 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 INEBRIATE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INEBRIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INEBRIATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INEBRIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INEBRIATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INEBRIATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To make someone drunk, or to fill them with intense excitement.
Beyond its literal meaning, the verb inebriate is a favourite of poets, who say that beauty or success can inebriate the mind. The related noun names a habitual drunkard.
How INEBRIATE is used
The verb inebriate is literary and formal, in literal use for drink and in figurative use for delight.
- A single glass of the strong cider could inebriate him.
- The poet claimed that the music would inebriate the whole crowd.
- Sudden fame can inebriate even a modest person.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INEBRIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INEBRIATE
2 longer words begin with INEBRIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in INEBRIATE
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Common questions about INEBRIATE
- Is INEBRIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INEBRIATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INEBRIATE worth?
- INEBRIATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INEBRIATE mean?
- To make someone drunk, or to fill them with intense excitement.
- What letters can be added to INEBRIATE?
- INEBRIATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INEBRIATE:
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