INOBSERVANT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. INOBSERVANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INOBSERVANT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INOBSERVANT is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INOBSERVANT
No single letter turns INOBSERVANT into another word.
How INOBSERVANT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in INOBSERVANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INOBSERVANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INOBSERVANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Slow to notice things around you; not paying proper attention.
An inobservant person walks past details that others spot at once. It is milder than negligent because it suggests inattention rather than a deliberate failure.
How INOBSERVANT is used
Used of people, often in mystery stories or when describing careless witnesses.
- The inobservant guard never saw the thief.
- She was too inobservant to notice the new paint.
- An inobservant driver may miss the warning sign.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INOBSERVANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INOBSERVANT
1 longer words begin with INOBSERVANT.
Shorter words from the letters in INOBSERVANT
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Common questions about INOBSERVANT
- Is INOBSERVANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INOBSERVANT, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INOBSERVANT worth?
- INOBSERVANT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INOBSERVANT mean?
- Slow to notice things around you; not paying proper attention.
- What letters can be added to INOBSERVANT?
- No single letter can be added to INOBSERVANT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INOBSERVANT:
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