INFERNO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. INFERNO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INFERNO?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INFERNO is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INFERNO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
infernosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INFERNO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in INFERNO, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 102,929.
What does INFERNO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A very large, fierce fire, or a place of extreme heat, chaos, or suffering.
News reports call a huge uncontrolled blaze an inferno. The word inferno also refers to hell, especially in Dante's poem, and writers use it for any scene that feels hellish.
How INFERNO is used
Inferno is dramatic and used for fires, heat, and chaos.
- Firefighters battled the inferno through the night.
- The kitchen was an inferno at dinner time.
- Dante describes a terrifying inferno in his poem.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INFERNO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INFERNO
1 longer words begin with INFERNO.
Shorter words from the letters in INFERNO
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Common questions about INFERNO
- Is INFERNO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INFERNO, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INFERNO worth?
- INFERNO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INFERNO mean?
- A very large, fierce fire, or a place of extreme heat, chaos, or suffering.
- What letters can be added to INFERNO?
- INFERNO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of INFERNO:
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