INHALE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. INHALE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INHALE?
| 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 INHALE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INHALE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INHALE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INHALE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What does INHALE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To draw air, smoke or another gas into the lungs.
To inhale is to breathe in, the first half of each breath cycle, and its opposite is exhale. Doctors use it for taking in medicine as a vapour, and the word appears in warnings about dust and fumes. In informal speech it can mean eating something very fast, as in a plate of food inhaled in two minutes.
How INHALE is used
General; the informal "eat quickly" sense is humorous.
- Inhale slowly through your nose and count to four.
- Workers must not inhale the dust from this powder.
- He stopped to inhale the smell of fresh bread.
- Patients inhale the vapour twice a day.
- The hungry boys inhale their dinner in minutes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INHALE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INHALE
4 longer words begin with INHALE.
Shorter words from the letters in INHALE
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Common questions about INHALE
- Is INHALE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INHALE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INHALE worth?
- INHALE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INHALE mean?
- To draw air, smoke or another gas into the lungs.
- What letters can be added to INHALE?
- INHALE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INHALE:
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