INHIBITORY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. INHIBITORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INHIBITORY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INHIBITORY is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INHIBITORY
No single letter turns INHIBITORY into another word.
How INHIBITORY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in INHIBITORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INHIBITORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INHIBITORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Tending to slow down, hold back or prevent an action or process.
An inhibitory signal in the nervous system quiets a neuron instead of exciting it. Outside biology, an inhibitory rule discourages people from acting freely.
How INHIBITORY is used
The word inhibitory is common in biology, chemistry and psychology; inhibitive is a rarer variant.
- The drug has an inhibitory effect on the enzyme.
- An inhibitory neuron lowers the chance of a nerve firing.
- Fear can be strongly inhibitory in new situations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INHIBITORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in INHIBITORY
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Common questions about INHIBITORY
- Is INHIBITORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INHIBITORY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INHIBITORY worth?
- INHIBITORY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INHIBITORY mean?
- Tending to slow down, hold back or prevent an action or process.
- What letters can be added to INHIBITORY?
- No single letter can be added to INHIBITORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of INHIBITORY:
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