INHERENT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INHERENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INHERENT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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 INHERENT is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INHERENT
No single letter turns INHERENT into another word.
How INHERENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INHERENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INHERENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INHERENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Existing in something as a permanent and essential part.
An inherent quality belongs to the nature of a thing and cannot be taken away without changing it, like the risk built into mountaineering. It is stronger than merely usual or typical.
How INHERENT is used
Often followed by in: the danger inherent in the job.
- There is an inherent risk in any long expedition.
- Honesty was inherent in her character.
- The inherent weakness of the design soon showed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INHERENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INHERENT
1 longer words begin with INHERENT.
Shorter words from the letters in INHERENT
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Common questions about INHERENT
- Is INHERENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INHERENT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INHERENT worth?
- INHERENT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INHERENT mean?
- Existing in something as a permanent and essential part.
- What letters can be added to INHERENT?
- No single letter can be added to INHERENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INHERENT:
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