INNATE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. INNATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INNATE?
| 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 INNATE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INNATE
Front hooks — 1
pinnateBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How INNATE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INNATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,627.
What stands out about INNATE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does INNATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Present in a person or animal from birth rather than learned or acquired afterward.
An innate trait is part of what someone is born with, standing in contrast to a skill or attitude built up gradually through experience or teaching. Philosophers have long argued over how much of the mind counts as innate, from the old notion of ideas the soul already carries to later debates about instinct versus learning. In biology, an innate behaviour, such as a bird building its first nest without instruction, shows the same inborn quality applied to animals. The word innate is commonly paired with talent, ability, and curiosity to describe qualities that seem to need no teaching at all.
How INNATE is used
A common word in everyday, academic, and scientific writing about traits present from birth.
- She showed an innate talent for music long before her first lesson.
- Philosophers debate whether any ideas are truly innate.
- The chick displayed an innate fear of the hawk-shaped shadow.
- His innate curiosity led him to take every clock apart as a child.
- Some reflexes are innate rather than learned through practice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INNATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INNATE
The 6 tiles of INNATE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with INNATE
3 longer words begin with INNATE.
Shorter words from the letters in INNATE
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Common questions about INNATE
- Is INNATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INNATE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INNATE worth?
- INNATE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INNATE mean?
- Present in a person or animal from birth rather than learned or acquired afterward.
- What letters can be added to INNATE?
- INNATE takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INNATE:
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