INFORMANT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. INFORMANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INFORMANT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INFORMANT is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INFORMANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
informantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INFORMANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INFORMANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INFORMANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INFORMANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who passes on secret or private knowledge to others, such as the police.
An informant may be a criminal turned witness, a spy or a local who talks to researchers. Linguists also use the word for a native speaker who helps them study a language.
How INFORMANT is used
Used in policing and in fieldwork research.
- The police relied on an informant inside the gang.
- The anthropologist interviewed one informant for a week.
- A trusted informant warned them of the raid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INFORMANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INFORMANT
1 longer words begin with INFORMANT.
Shorter words from the letters in INFORMANT
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Common questions about INFORMANT
- Is INFORMANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INFORMANT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INFORMANT worth?
- INFORMANT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INFORMANT mean?
- A person who passes on secret or private knowledge to others, such as the police.
- What letters can be added to INFORMANT?
- INFORMANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INFORMANT:
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