INHERITRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. INHERITRESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INHERITRESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INHERITRESS is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INHERITRESS
No single letter turns INHERITRESS into another word.
How INHERITRESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in INHERITRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INHERITRESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INHERITRESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A woman who receives property, a title or a legacy from someone who has died.
The inheritress features in old novels and legal documents, usually as a young woman with a fortune and many suitors. Modern English uses heir or heiress, so inheritress now sounds dated.
How INHERITRESS is used
Archaic or historical in tone; inheritress is found in period fiction and old wills.
- The orphan was the sole inheritress of the estate.
- Suitors circled the young inheritress of the family mill.
- As inheritress to the crown, she studied statecraft early.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INHERITRESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INHERITRESS
1 longer words begin with INHERITRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in INHERITRESS
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Common questions about INHERITRESS
- Is INHERITRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INHERITRESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INHERITRESS worth?
- INHERITRESS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INHERITRESS mean?
- A woman who receives property, a title or a legacy from someone who has died.
- What letters can be added to INHERITRESS?
- No single letter can be added to INHERITRESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INHERITRESS:
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