INNERVATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. INNERVATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INNERVATE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INNERVATE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INNERVATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INNERVATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INNERVATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INNERVATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INNERVATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technicalmedical
To supply an organ or body part with nerves, or to stimulate it through nerve activity.
Anatomy texts say that a nerve will innervate a particular muscle or patch of skin, which tells you which signals control it. A damaged nerve leaves the region it serves without that supply.
How INNERVATE is used
Almost entirely found in anatomy, physiology and medical writing.
- The facial nerve is said to innervate the muscles of expression.
- Surgeons must take care not to cut the branch that will innervate the hand.
- Several fine fibres innervate each hair follicle in the skin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INNERVATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INNERVATE
2 longer words begin with INNERVATE.
Shorter words from the letters in INNERVATE
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Common questions about INNERVATE
- Is INNERVATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INNERVATE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INNERVATE worth?
- INNERVATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INNERVATE mean?
- To supply an organ or body part with nerves, or to stimulate it through nerve activity.
- What letters can be added to INNERVATE?
- INNERVATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INNERVATE:
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