INFALL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. INFALL 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 INFALL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INFALL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INFALL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INFALL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INFALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 204,399.
What does INFALL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The movement of matter inward toward a larger body under the pull of gravity.
Astronomers speak of the infall of gas onto a growing star or of dust onto a planet, meaning material drawn in rather than thrown out. The word is built from "in" and "fall" and is used much less often outside science. Occasionally it also means any falling inward, as of a roof or a bank of earth.
How INFALL is used
Technical; chiefly astronomy and physics.
- The infall of gas feeds the young star for millions of years.
- Each infall of ice and dust added a little to the moon's surface.
- The model predicts a steady infall toward the black hole.
- After the rains, an infall of earth blocked the lower tunnel.
- Radio telescopes can detect infall in the clouds around forming stars.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INFALL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INFALL
12 longer words begin with INFALL.
Shorter words from the letters in INFALL
Common questions about INFALL
- Is INFALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INFALL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INFALL worth?
- INFALL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INFALL mean?
- The movement of matter inward toward a larger body under the pull of gravity.
- What letters can be added to INFALL?
- INFALL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INFALL:
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