INLAY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. INLAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INLAY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INLAY is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INLAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
inlaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INLAY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in INLAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does INLAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A decorative material, such as wood, metal or stone, set into the surface of an object to form a pattern.
Craftsmen create an inlay by cutting a recess into the base material and fitting a contrasting piece precisely into the gap, so the two surfaces end up flush and the pattern shows only its top face. The technique appears across many traditions, from mother-of-pearl set into furniture to enamel work in jewellery and gold work in fine woodworking. Dentists also use the word for a solid piece custom-made to fit a cavity in a tooth, fitted in much the same way as decorative inlay is fitted into wood or metal.
How INLAY is used
Used in crafts, furniture-making, jewellery and dentistry, both for the material itself and for the finished pattern.
- The table featured an intricate inlay of ebony and dark wood.
- The jeweller added a turquoise inlay to the silver ring.
- The dentist fitted a gold inlay instead of a standard filling.
- Craftsmen spent weeks fitting the inlay into the cabinet door.
- Sunlight caught the mother-of-pearl inlay on the old guitar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INLAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INLAY
The 5 tiles of INLAY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with INLAY
5 longer words begin with INLAY.
Words with INLAY inside
2 words contain INLAY in the middle. Words that start with INLAY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in INLAY
Common questions about INLAY
- Is INLAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INLAY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INLAY worth?
- INLAY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INLAY mean?
- A decorative material, such as wood, metal or stone, set into the surface of an object to form a pattern.
- What letters can be added to INLAY?
- INLAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of INLAY:
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