INHAUL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. INHAUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INHAUL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INHAUL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INHAUL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
inhaulsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INHAUL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INHAUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does INHAUL mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A rope used to haul a sail in toward the mast or boom.
On a sailing ship an inhaul is the line by which a sail or part of it is pulled in, set against an outhaul that stretches it out. The pair together let the crew control the shape of a sail from the deck. The word is built from "in" and "haul" and is used by sailors and in rigging manuals rather than in daily talk.
How INHAUL is used
Nautical; also written inhauler.
- The sailor eased the inhaul as the wind dropped.
- A frayed inhaul parted during the gale.
- Tighten the inhaul to flatten the sail.
- The old rigging book diagrams every inhaul on the mizzen.
- She coiled the inhaul and hung it on the cleat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INHAUL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INHAUL
3 longer words begin with INHAUL.
Shorter words from the letters in INHAUL
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Common questions about INHAUL
- Is INHAUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INHAUL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INHAUL worth?
- INHAUL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INHAUL mean?
- A rope used to haul a sail in toward the mast or boom.
- What letters can be added to INHAUL?
- INHAUL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INHAUL:
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