INFERIOR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INFERIOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INFERIOR?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INFERIOR is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INFERIOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
inferiorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INFERIOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INFERIOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INFERIOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INFERIOR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Lower in rank, quality or value than something else.
Shoppers call a poorly made product inferior, and the word also describes a person placed beneath another in status. In anatomy and printing it simply means located lower down.
How INFERIOR is used
Often followed by to: inferior to the original.
- The copy was inferior to the original in every way.
- He never let anyone make him feel inferior.
- The inferior vena cava carries blood from the lower body to the heart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INFERIOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INFERIOR
4 longer words begin with INFERIOR.
Shorter words from the letters in INFERIOR
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Common questions about INFERIOR
- Is INFERIOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INFERIOR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INFERIOR worth?
- INFERIOR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INFERIOR mean?
- Lower in rank, quality or value than something else.
- What letters can be added to INFERIOR?
- INFERIOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INFERIOR:
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