INELEGANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. INELEGANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INELEGANCE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INELEGANCE is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INELEGANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
inelegancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INELEGANCE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in INELEGANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INELEGANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INELEGANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A lack of grace, refinement or good taste.
Inelegance can mark a clumsy turn of phrase, an awkward gesture or a mathematical proof that works but looks heavy. It is milder than ugliness and often more a matter of style.
How INELEGANCE is used
Applies to manners, prose and design alike; inelegance suggests clumsiness.
- The inelegance of the sentence made him wince.
- She apologised for the inelegance of her solution.
- There was a certain inelegance in the way he ate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INELEGANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INELEGANCE
1 longer words begin with INELEGANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in INELEGANCE
Showing 40 of 218. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about INELEGANCE
- Is INELEGANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INELEGANCE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INELEGANCE worth?
- INELEGANCE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INELEGANCE mean?
- A lack of grace, refinement or good taste.
- What letters can be added to INELEGANCE?
- INELEGANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of INELEGANCE:
Open INELEGANCE in the Word Finder