INHERITOR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. INHERITOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INHERITOR?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INHERITOR is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INHERITOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
inheritorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INHERITOR scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INHERITOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INHERITOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INHERITOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who receives property, money or a title from someone who has died.
An inheritor need not be a relative, because a will can name anyone. The word is also used loosely for those who receive a tradition or a legacy of ideas rather than money.
How INHERITOR is used
Used in legal and family contexts, and figuratively for those who carry on a tradition.
- The lawyer read the will aloud to the sole inheritor of the farm.
- As the last inheritor of the family title, he felt a heavy duty.
- She became the inheritor of her grandmother's recipes and her stubborn pride.
- The court had to decide who was the rightful inheritor of the estate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INHERITOR and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INHERITOR
1 longer words begin with INHERITOR.
Shorter words from the letters in INHERITOR
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Common questions about INHERITOR
- Is INHERITOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INHERITOR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INHERITOR worth?
- INHERITOR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INHERITOR mean?
- A person who receives property, money or a title from someone who has died.
- What letters can be added to INHERITOR?
- INHERITOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INHERITOR:
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