INFERNAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INFERNAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INFERNAL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INFERNAL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INFERNAL
No single letter turns INFERNAL into another word.
How INFERNAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INFERNAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INFERNAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INFERNAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to hell or the underworld, or extremely annoying.
In its literal sense infernal belongs to myth and religion, describing the fires and rulers of the lower world. In casual speech it is an exaggerating complaint about a noise or gadget.
How INFERNAL is used
Literary for the hellish sense; informal as a strong complaint.
- Dante describes the infernal circles in great detail.
- Turn off that infernal racket!
- The infernal machine jammed again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INFERNAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INFERNAL
3 longer words begin with INFERNAL.
Shorter words from the letters in INFERNAL
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Common questions about INFERNAL
- Is INFERNAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INFERNAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INFERNAL worth?
- INFERNAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INFERNAL mean?
- Relating to hell or the underworld, or extremely annoying.
- What letters can be added to INFERNAL?
- No single letter can be added to INFERNAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INFERNAL:
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