INIMICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. INIMICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INIMICAL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INIMICAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INIMICAL
No single letter turns INIMICAL into another word.
How INIMICAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INIMICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INIMICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INIMICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Harmful or hostile in effect or attitude.
Inimical speaks both of unfriendly people and of conditions that work against a goal. Noise is inimical to sleep, and a cold climate may be inimical to certain crops. It is stronger and more formal than unfavourable.
How INIMICAL is used
Inimical is used in formal prose, often with the word to.
- Such secrecy is inimical to a free press.
- The desert was inimical to settlers.
- He cast an inimical glance across the room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INIMICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INIMICAL
5 longer words begin with INIMICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in INIMICAL
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Common questions about INIMICAL
- Is INIMICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INIMICAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INIMICAL worth?
- INIMICAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INIMICAL mean?
- Harmful or hostile in effect or attitude.
- What letters can be added to INIMICAL?
- No single letter can be added to INIMICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INIMICAL:
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