INFLUENT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INFLUENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INFLUENT?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INFLUENT is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INFLUENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
influentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INFLUENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INFLUENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INFLUENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INFLUENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A stream that flows into a larger stream or lake, or water flowing into a treatment plant.
Geographers use influent for a tributary feeding a bigger body of water. Engineers apply it to untreated water as it enters a sewage works, in contrast with the cleaner effluent leaving it.
How INFLUENT is used
Technical; as an adjective it means flowing in.
- Samples of the influent were tested at the plant each morning.
- The lake is fed by a small influent from the hills.
- An influent stream carried silt into the reservoir.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INFLUENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INFLUENT
4 longer words begin with INFLUENT.
Shorter words from the letters in INFLUENT
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Common questions about INFLUENT
- Is INFLUENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INFLUENT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INFLUENT worth?
- INFLUENT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INFLUENT mean?
- A stream that flows into a larger stream or lake, or water flowing into a treatment plant.
- What letters can be added to INFLUENT?
- INFLUENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INFLUENT:
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